Ya-Ne-Sen

Ya-Ne-Sen is a shortened name of three towns.
Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi.

This area is one of the most popular place for walking.
These towns still keep the atmosphere of old downtown.

Yuyake dandan is a stairway to get into Yanaka Ginza Shopping Street.
Many cats are relaxing around here.

There are many old temples and shrines, fine museums, unique shops and restaurants and small galleries.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Nippori station on Yamanote Line / Keihin Tohoku Line
Nezu station / Sendagi station on Chiyoda Line (C14/C15 Tokyo Metro)

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Feudal Load Clock Museum

This small one room museum exhibits the collection of Feudal Load Clocks by a ceramic artist.

Feudal Load Clocks are made by clock makers hired by Feudal Loads in Edo era.
These clocks have not only complicated mechanism but also sophisticated design.

In Edo era, they used temporal hour system.
So these clocks don't have uniform length hours.

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<The Nearest Station>

Nezu station on Chiyoda Line (C14/Tokyo Metro)

<Admission>

300 yen

10:00-16:00  Closed on Mondays, July through September,
                  Year end & New Year holidays

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Nezu Shrine

Nezu Shrine is not related to Nezu Museum. Nezu museum is named after the founder.
Nezu Shrine is a shrine in Nezu town.

The origin of this shrine is said that Yamato Takeru, a prince of the 13th emperor set this shrine in Sendagi in the 1st century.

And Ota Dokan who built Edo castle made a shrine building in 15th century.
Then 5th Shogun Tsunayoshi moved this shrine from Sendagi to current location in 17th century.

Nezu Shrine is famous for Azalea garden in early summer.

Otome Inari Shrine has a line of torii gates which looks like an orange tunnel.

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<The Nearest Station>

Nezu station on Chiyoda Line (C14/Tokyo Metro)
Todaimae station on Namboku Line (N12/Tokyo Metro)

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