The origin of Yasukuni Shrine was Shokonsha established at Kudan in Tokyo in the second year of the Meiji era (1869) by the will of the Emperor Meiji. In 1879, it was renamed Yasukuni Shrine. It has been the center of alot of attention, particularly with the regular visits from the former Prime Minister.

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The Tokyo Dome is an air supported dome, with air constantly being blown in the stadium with a pressure fan. This means the air pressure inside is at least 0.3% higher than it is outside, therefore holding up the covering. Tokyo Dome seats approximately 55,000 people.

Tel: 03 5800-9999
Address: 3, Koraku 1-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Opening day: March 13, 1988

Access: Suidobashi (JR Chuo/Sobu lines and Mita line), Korakuen station (Marunouchi line/Namboku line) and Kasuga station on the Oedo line

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Built in 1933, the Teien Art Museum was previously the residence of Prince Asaka, the eighth son of Prince Kuni. The photos below are a few taken of the adjacent garden.

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Address: 21-9, Shirokanedai 5-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0071 (more…)

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Osaki is on the Yamanote line, between Gotanda and Shinagawa. The areas surrounding the station have recently been refurbished with the new Think Park tower being constructed, with a number of bars and restaurants, including the well known Footnik soccer bar, being opened. (more…)

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Musashi Koyama is located in Shinagawa-ku, located on the Tokyu Meguro line.

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An entrepneur created Mother Bokujo to give those living in the city a place where they could go to get in touch with nature.

There are over 300 cherry blossom trees that usually bloom in March/April, although there are a number of other flowers that bloom at various times during the year.

Access: JR Uchibo-sen Sanukimachi station, Chiba prefecture. It is about a 20 minute bus ride from Sanukimachi station. Take the Nitto bus bound for Kanozan.
Tel: 0439 37-3211

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Fuchu Race Course, Tokyo

The Fuchu Tokyo Racecourse is JRA’s largest track, well known for the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), Japan Cup (GI), Japan Cup Dirt (GI) and Yasuda Kinen (GI) races.

The atmosphere of the racecourses in Japan differs somewhat to those in other countries (or at least Australia). The dress code of most gamblers is basically dress-down and there isn’t a concept of dressing up for the races. There are a lot of ‘obachan’ - older ladies who look like they are pretty serious gamblers who sit with their legs spread on the floor and eyes glued on the latest racing trends.

The horses parade around the grounds outside before each race to give you a good look at what’s on offer. Make sure you tick the right box when you gamble because it’s quite easy to tick ‘Kyoto’ instead of ‘Tokyo’ (as I did) because the Kanji are next to eachother on the sheet.

There is a 200 yen admission fee.

Resource link
Japanracing.jp

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Located at the port of Yokohama, commonly known as Akerenga souko (red brick warehouse), the two buildings (warehouse no. 1 and no.2) are operated by Yokohama Akarenga Co. Ltd. It has been operating in its current state since April 12, 2002, when restoration work was completed.

The No. 1 building is used mostly as a cultural facility, and is used for events such as film festivals, musicals and also includes a number of galleries.

The buildings look spectacular at night when lit up and make a great spot to walk around and relax. The shops are extremely well kept and contain a wide variety of food, souvenirs and interesting trinkets.

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