Places to Visit in Tokyo

Asakusa was known as a marshy area and the place where Tokyo's poor lived. Still today, the marshy narrow streets and customary items obtainable for sale make it a popular place to buy mementos. The Asakusa-Kannon Temple has been rebuilt many times according to its original look and has been in survival since the city's origin. This asakusa temple is also known as one of the best temple in Tokyo. One of best touring place is Imperial Palace before known as Edo Castle, has a beautiful attraction for its visitors but only for two days in a year. The Imperial Palace East Garden can be tripped on particular days and at exact times, and the Music Room which is situated in the Palace is open to the public in the month of April and October, but requests for tickets must be done in writing and in advance. The Meiji Shrine, constructed in the year of 1920, was damaged during the battle and reconstructed. Devoted to monarch Meiji, it is one of the most well liked Shinto places to worship. The holy place is bordered by an Inner Garden of 180 acres, which is linked to the Outer Garden by an expressway.

Ueno Park is the leading park in Tokyo city and is situated in the Ueno District. The park is one of the major places to go in to the inner-city Tokyo with its 208 acres. The park is made up off an aquarium, zoo, and a number of museums, temples and shrines. The Tokyo National Museum is the biggest museum in Tokyo and also in Japan city. There are 25-exhibition arcade in the main building, with 20 of them open to the community. The museum is filled with resources from the period of Asuka until present and varies from Buddhist statues. The Zoo in Ueno Park originated in the year of 1882 thus making it the oldest zoological garden in Tokyo and Japan. The Zoo have been divided into two parts and so connected by a monorail. The National Museum of Western Art was designed by the Swiss architect Le Corbusier and was constructed in the year of 1959 to house Western sculpture and paintings. Copycat paintings by Manet, Cezanne, Degas, and Monet can be found. The majority stuffs found in the museum were collected by Matsukata Kojiro throughout his residing in Europe at the beginning of the last century. There are few more attractions in the park include the Gallery of Far Eastern Art, the Japanese Academy of Art, the National History, Museum, Municipal Art Gallery Kuroda Hall, an Aquarium - one of the biggest in Asia, and the National Science Museum.

Shinjuku is Located in the western portion of Tokyo and is a popular nightspot with jazz cellars, cafes and lots more hotspots. Shinjuku also has the second biggest shopping mall in Tokyo with an underground mall and department stores. For the example, you can consider Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden of Japanese that is designed and covered by 145 acres. The park is also known as a botanical garden and can be separated into two main segments, Japanese and European. The Japanese segment has influences from China, while the European segment is influenced by the landscaped English garden and French parks.

Ginza is the most famous shopping place in Tokyo. This ginza is also famous all over the world for its exclusive shop and the brightness of light at night. The Kabukiza Theater is also situated at Ginza in the center part of all the shopping strips, in which there are performances of Kabuki. Kanda is a region that is well known for its bookshops, and with over hundred secondhand bookshops. Kanda is one of the greatest bookshop regions around the world.

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