Shin Nakamise Arcade

Nakamise Shopping Street is a popular place to visit in Asakusa.
There's another shopping street which cross at the right angle at the middle of Nakamise Street.
It's Shin Nakamise Arcade. "Shin" means "New".

This street has roofs so that you don't need an umbrella.
There're many restaurants and shops on the both side of the street.

Unique one is an Owl Cafe where you can stay with owls.

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<The Nearest Station>

Asakusa station on Ginza Line (G19/Tokyo Metro) /
Asakusa Line (A18/Toei Subway)

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Brand Shops at Night in Ginza

There are many brand shops in Ginza.
These shops are decorated by lights.

It's fun to walk on Ginza streets at night in Winter.

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<The Nearest Station>

Ginza station on Ginza Line / Hibiya Line / Marunouchi Line
(G09/H08/M16/Tokyo Metro)

JR Yurakucho station on Yamanote Line / Keihin Tohoku Line

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Takeshita Street

Takeshita street is the most popular street among teenagers.
There're many fashionable stores and street is filled with young kids (especially girls).
Majority of the stores is related to "fashion" but the price is relatively reasonable since their customers are teenagers.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Harajuku station on Yamanote Line

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Attractions at Sunshine City

Sunshine City has many attractions inside of the building.
Observatory is renewal open recently as SKY CIRCUS.
It has not only observatory but also virtual reality attractions.

J-World Tokyo is a theme park of characters of cartoons on comic magazine "Shonen Jump".

Nanja Town has some areas featured fairy tale, nostalgic 1950's town and monster town.

They have Ancient Orient Museum and Sunshine Theater.
Aquarium and Planetarium are popular, too.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Ikebukuro station on Yamanote Line / Saikyo Line etc.
Higashi Ikebukuro station on Yurakucho Line (Y10/Tokyo Metro)

<Admission>

Sky Circus: 1800 yen, 10:00-22:00

J-World Tokyo: 800 yen, 10:00-22:00
 (2600 yen Entry + Free attractions/1800 yen after 17:00)

Nanja Town: 500 yen, 10:00-22:00
(3300 yen Entry + Free attractions/2300 yen after 15:00)

Ancient Orient Museum: 600 yen, 10:00-17:00
Closed during exhibition change

Sunshine Theater: Varies by performance

Sunshine Aquarium: 2000 yen, 10:00-20:00
 (10:00-18:00 in Winter/9:00-21:00 in Summer)

Sunshine Planetarium "Manten": 1200 yen or 1500 yen, 11:00-20:00

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Sunshine City

Sunshine City is a commercial complex on the foot of Sunshine 60 building.
There're a lot of shops, restaurants and entertainments.
Price is relatively reasonable since many shops are for younger generations.

You will go through underpass to get into four story shopping area and if you get through that area, there's World Import Mart building which has many attractions.

Outside of the building, there're uneven stairs which is called Spanish Stairs.
I don't know why it's called "Spanish".

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Ikebukuro station on Yamanote Line / Saikyo Line etc.
Higashi Ikebukuro station on Yurakucho Line (Y10/Tokyo Metro)

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Ameya Yokocho

Ameya Yokocho is known as Ameyoko and it's an area between JR Ueno station and JR Okachimachi station which is filled with many many unique stores.

"Ameya" means Candy store and "Yokocho" means alley.
There's another theory that "Ameya" means American store since American ex-service goods were sold just after World War II.

Sea foods, snacks, clothes and shoes are popular here but there're a lot of specialty stores.  
Stores may discount the price or may give you some extra.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Ueno station on Yamanote Line / Keihin Tohoku Line
JR Okachimachi station on Yamanote Line / Keihin Tohoku Line

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Antenna Shops in Yurakucho

Antenna Shop is not the shop selling antennas.
It's Japanese English for the shop selling local specialties to Tokyo.
Concept is to catch the trend of customers' favorites in Tokyo like an antenna,

Many prefectures have their antenna shops around Yurakucho station.
You can get unique local foods, drinks, craft products etc. here in Tokyo.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Yurakucho station on Yamanote Line / Keihin Tohoku Line

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Osaka

Okinawa

Kochi

Ibaraki

Fukui

Ishikawa

Tsukudajima

Tsukudajima was the island until Edo era.
Reclaimed land had been expanded from Tsukishima, Kachidoki and Harumi.

Since it's connected to Tsukiji area by bridges, you may not feel it was the island.
We don't have old houses or stores on reclaimed land but we still have old buildings in Tsukudajima.

Tsukudajima is famous for Tsukudani or seafood boiled in soy sauce.
There're several old stores since mid 1800.

There's a monument of ferryboat port because ferryboat was the only transportation to come here until bridges are built.

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<The Nearest Station>

Tsukishima station on Oedo Line (E16/Toei Subway) /
Yurakucho Line (Y21/Tokyo Metro)

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Ginza Namiki Dori Street

Namiki means line of trees. Dori means street.
We have many Namiki Dori all over Japan and Ginza Namiki Dori street is the most famous one.

There're many high end brand shops on this street.
This street is 2 blocks off the Ginza Chuo Dori Street and narrower than Chuo Dori street.
So, you may enjoy shopping in quiet environment with less people.

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<The Nearest Station>

JR Yurakucho station on Yamanote Line / Keihin Tohoku Line

 Ginza station on Marunouchi Line / Hibiya Line / Ginza Line
 (M16/H08/G09/Tokyo Metro)

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