Joren-ji Temple, Itabashi-ku
Founded around 1400. The Buddha statue called “Tokyo Daibutsu (東京大仏)” was erected in 1977 in the hope that the area would not suffer damage from war and earthquakes.
Taken by Ayako Tanaka
Itasha
痛車 (literally “painful car”) is a car decorated with fictional characters of anime, manga, video games etc.
Taken at Oimachi Pop Culture Festa 2018 by Masayuki Miyazaki
Taken by Akira Tamachi at Tokyo Wonder Festival 2017 held at Makuhari Messe. The festival features garage kits.
Taken by Aiko Hosoya
Taken by Akira Tamachi
Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku
It has a shopping street at its center, lined by numerous cafés and restaurants. In the early 20th century, the area was renowned for its numerous geisha houses, of which several remain today.
Produced by CHIKAKEN. *Taken by Megumi Johjima
Seibu Ikebukuro Line
It originates at Ikebukuro Station, extending to northwest suburbs of Saitama Prefecture.
Galaxy Express 999 commuter trains *Taken by Masayuki Shimamoto
Hosenji Temple, Nakano-ku
A Shingon Buddhist temple which is a 5-min walk from Nakano-sakaue Station of the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line or the Toei Oedo Line.
Setsubun Sohei-gyoretsu (Warrior Monk Parade) Taken on February 3, 2018 by Masayuki Miyazaki
Total lunar eclipse (Blood moon)
Seen on January 31, 2018
Taken by Devon Mcnare
Taken by Masaomi Takahashi
Taken by Sarah Nishina
Taken by Tadashi Sasaki
Arakawa River
A 173-kilometer (107 mi) long river that flows through Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo.
Taken at the border of Itabashi-ku and Wako, Saitama Pref on Jan 24, 2018 by Tomomi Tada
Iwabuchi Water Gate, Kita-ku, Tokyo.
Taken by Sarah Nishina
Sakura in winter!
Winter cherry blossoms (Fuyuzakura, 冬桜), that bloom in fall and into winter.
Taken near Toshima 5-chome Housing Complex, Kita-ku, located between Arakawa River and Sumida River.
Sugamo, Toshima-ku
The area is known as the “Harajuku of the old ladies”.
Taken at Koganji Temple, which was founded back in 1596. The temple is also know as “Togenuki Jizo”.
Taken at Shinjoji (真性寺) Temple.
Omamori, Japanese amulets commonly sold at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, dedicated to particular Shinto kami as well as Buddhist figures, and are said to provide various forms of luck or protection. The word mamori (守り) means protection, with omamori being the sonkeigo (尊敬語, honorific) form of the word, “to protect”.
*Photos taken by Sarah Nishina
Taken by Naoko Okada
Owls, not old ladies! *Taken by Yuta Kozakura
University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Meguro-ku
University of Tokyo, abbreviated as Todai (東大) or UTokyo, is a public research university, which is often cited as the most prestigious one in Japan. It is the first of Japan’s National Seven Universities. Every University of Tokyo student spends at least two years in the Komaba Campus.
Taken by Himiko Rose Shapiro Fukuda
Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku
A transport hub for commuters traveling in from the west of Tokyo.
2020 Image Kimono Show, organized by Japan Refashion association. The show aims at connecting the world with kimono.
*Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki
2017 World Cosplay Summit (WCS) Japan Final held at Tokyo Fuji University Auditorium on May 6 & 7, 2017. WCS Championship will be held in Nagoya this summer. *Taken by Masayuki Miyazaki
Naka-meguro, Meguro-ku
It is popular for its unique boutique cafes and stores, and becomes a vibrant and active location particularly along the Meguro River during the Cherry Blossoms festival in mid spring.
Cherry blossom buds just ready to burst. *Taken by Ayaka Fukuda
Yushima Tenman-gu, Bunkyo-ku
A Shinto shrine in Tokyo, devoted to Tenjin, the Kami of Learning.
*Kami (神): The spirits or phenomena that are worshipped in the religion of Shinto
Tea ceremony under the plum blossoms. *Taken by Yuki Kondo
Taken at Bunkyo Plum Festival by Hidenori Tsuchiya
Women-only passenger cars
Railway or subway cars intended for women only. They are offered on some trains in Japan, India, Egypt, Iran, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Taken by Candy Javier Sakai
Coming of Age Day
Held in order to congratulate and encourage all those who have reached the age of majority (20 years old) over the past year, and to help them realize that they have become adults.
Taken by Candy Javier Sakai
Ebisu, Shibuya-ku
It was founded around 1928 as a community developed around the Japan Beer Brewery Company (now Sapporo Breweries Limited) facilities which began brewing Yebisu Beer in 1890. After the breweries were moved to Chiba in 1988, the area underwent a major urban development resulting in the construction of Yebisu Garden Place, which opened to the public in 1994.
Yebisu Garden Place *Taken by Hiromi Suzuki
Oimachi, Shinagawa-ku
There are cute cats near Oimachi Station. *Taken by Isao Tokuhashi
Rokugo-dote Bank, Ota-ku
Taken by Akira Tamachi
Pokemon Goers in Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku
Taken near Ikebukuro Station by Hirotaka Tominaga
Todoroki Valley, Setagaya-ku
The only valley in all of Tokyo’s 23 wards.
Taken by Sakurako Sato
Koraku, Bunkyo-ku
Home to Tokyo Dome City and Koishikawa Korakuen Garden.
Rekisen Park *Taken by Isao Tokuhashi
Tokyo Dome, Bunkyo-ku
Opened on March 17, 1988. It is the home field of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team.
Taken by Masami Nagase
Nezu Shrine, Bunkyo-ku
Established in 1705.
Nezu shrine is famous for its Azalea Festival (Tsutsuji Matsuri) which is held on its grounds from early April until early May. *Taken by Miyumi Chiba
Ichigaya, Shinjuku-ku
An area in the eastern portion of Shinjuku. There is the Ministry of Defense headquarters: Formerly General Headquarters of the Imperial Japanese Army.
Taken by Sosen Imai
Asukayama Park, Kita-ku
Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune planted many cherry trees in the area and opened up the land for the enjoyment of the “Edokko” or citizens of Tokyo in the early 18th century.
Taken by Yayoi Minowa
Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku
A commercial and entertainment district. Ikebukuro station, several shops, restaurants and enormous department stores are located within city limits.
Taken by Masaomi Takahashi
Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku
There are many numbers of apparel stores, sundry goods stores and restaurants. Jiyugaoka is often considered as one of the most desirable places to live in Tokyo.
Taken by Ana Kontic
Toden Arakawa Line
A streetcar line in Tokyo.
A rakugo tram *Taken by Chi-Fen Wu
Provided by Asuka Hamada
Taken by Masanori Tsuchibuchi
Tokyo Dome City, Bunkyo-ku
An entertainment complex which includes the world’s largest roofed baseball stadium known as Tokyo Dome, and and Korakuen Hall.
Taken by Hiroko Suidobashi
Tokyo Metro on January 18, 2016
Taken by Reina
Shuto Expressway
Lit. Metropolitan Expressway. A network of toll expressways in the Greater Tokyo Area. It was first built in 1962 for the purpose of increasing traffic flow efficiency in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. There are 24 routes currently in operation.
Time Out Tokyo@Ebisu
Kohgen & Time Out Tokyo: Shinto meets Manga (Jul 23, 2015) Kohgen（向源）launched in 2011 and held workshops related to traditional Japanese culture and religion, including a Noh theatre experience and classes for calligraphy and zazen meditation, plus performances ranging from electronic music to sutra recitation. *See http://kohgen.org/english for more details of Kohgen.
Takahiko Ishizaki, Shinto Shrine Senior Priest, explains how manga portrays Shinto-related things (Japanese & English)
Buddhist monks and a Shinto priest are discussing their hairstyles (English)
Masaomi Tomomitsu, founder of Kohgen, is DJing!
Shin-okubo, Shinjuku-ku
Known for its extensive Korean community, but you can enjoy many different kinds of ethnic cuisines in the town.
Taken by Megumi Honzawa