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A seafood market full of nostalgic atmosphere.

A Shinto shrine near San'ya disctrict.

A well-maintained Buddhist temple in the eastern suburbs of Tokyo.

A Shinto shrine and a small Japanese stroll garden next to it.

A Japanese garden with falls.

A Shinto shrine where a fox parade is held when a new year arrives.

A Buddhist temple known for Chinese tree peonies.

A Buddhist temple with a massive pine tree.

The guardian of the Akasaka district.

The ruins of Edo-era sea forts created to counter the US Navy.

A museum with a large Japanese stroll garden.

A museum established by an industrialist and tea master.

A Shinto shrine dedicate to a prominent army general, and his former residence.

A relatively large Buddhist temple with shitamachi atmosphere.

The former residence of a successful businessman located near Shibamata Taishakuten.

A Buddhist temple with a three-storied pagoda, situated near Sengaku-ji.

A Buddhist temple known for the graves of 47 samurai who avenged their master's death.

A Japanese stroll garden known for brand rocks.

A museum in which a corner of the town of Edo is reconstructed.

The Neo-baroque palace built in 1909 for the then crown prince.

A highly Shinto-shrine-like Buddhist temple.

A market in Ueno area which originated as a black market in the wake of WWII.

A garden created by a rich merchant in the Edo period.

A Shinto shrine displaying two large mikoshi, and a Buddhist temple nearby.

A small Japanese stroll garden in the Ryogoku area.

A park in Ryogoku dedicated to those killed in the 1923 earthquake and WWII air raids.

A Shinto shrine across the Sumida River from Asakusa.

A Museum with many models of buildings once exisited in Edo & Tokyo.

A Shinto shrine near Ueno Station.

A notable large garden created in pre-WWII modern period.

A Shinto shrine built on an artificial island in the Edo period.

A Buddhist temple with a large Shinto-shrine-like building.

A Japanese stroll garden next to JR Hamamatsucho Station.

More than 60 Buddhist temples are concentrated in this area.

A large cemetery in the Yanaka district.

An appricot garden near Ikegami Honmon-ji.

One of the largest Buddhist temples in Tokyo.

University campuses full of pre-WWII Gothic buildings.

A Shinto shrine with well-maintained precincts. Yabusame is held in October.

One of the largest Buddhist temples in Tokyo.

A Shinto shrine on a small hill, and a zen temple nearby.

A huge Indian-style Buddhist temple in Tsukiji.

A large Japanese stroll garden created on the seashore.

A massive brick edifice facing toward the Imperial Palace.

One of the earliest Western-style public park in Japan, adjoining the Imperial Palace.

The so-called "War Shrine."

The guardian of the Tsukiji area.

Remains of the outer moats of Edo Castle.

Kitanomaru Park, which is to the north of the Imperial Palace.

The Imperial Palace.

The East Garden of the Imperial Palace.

Kokyogaien National Gardens in front of the Imperial Palace.

An overview of Edo Castle, the residence and office of Tokugawa shoguns.

The guardian of the former Edo castle. Known for Sanno Matsuri.

A traditional-style residence created in the Taisho era.

A Japanese garden known for irises created in the Meiji era.

A small zen temple with a neat garden near Yushima Shrine.

A Shinto shrine known for hydrangeas.

A botanical garden originating in the Edo period and a half-Japanese-half-Western building from the Meiji era.

A Japanese garden near Chinzanso, initially created by a daimyo lord in the Edo period.

A Japanese garden created by an army general and policitian of the Meiji era.

A Buddhist temple with graveyards of feudal lords.

A Buddhist temple with large stone tombs of wives and children of Tokugawa shoguns.

A British-style mansion of a modern political dinasty.

A large Buddhist temple which manage to avoid being destoryed in WWII.

A Japanese stroll garden with some Chinese flavor, created by a feudal lord.

The former residence of Prince Asaka in Art Deco design.

A Japanese stroll garden created by a feudal lord based on waka poetry.

The former residence of the family who owned Furukawa conglomerate.

The most famous Confucius Temple in Japan.

A notable tourist destination known for shitamachi atmosphere. Also known for Sanja Matsuri.

The guardian of the town of Edo (present-day Tokyo).

A Shinto shrine known for wisteria flowers.

Museums which used to be artists' residences.

A Shinto shrine near Ueno Park, known for apricot flowers and crythanthemums.

A famous festival celebrating apricot flowers.

Former residence of the family who owned the Mitsubishi conglomerate.

A Shinto shrine with a set of buildings from the Edo period.

A small museum focusing on shitamachi culture.

Ueno Park used to be this temple's precincts.

The largest and the oldest art museum in Japan.

Shinto shrines in Ueno Park.

One of the most notable tourist destinations in Tokyo.

Popular custom of watching cherry blossom in spring.

One of the top-ranking Shinto shrines in Japan.