Tokyo sightseeing spots taught by Japanese people

Hello, I live in Japan and would like to introduce some famous tourist attractions in Tokyo.

1-Asakusa

Asakusa is one of the most popular sightseeing spots in downtown Tokyo.There is a shrine in Asakusa called Senso-ji.Nakamise-dori, the main approach to Sensoji Temple, is said to be 250 meters long from Kaminarimon to Hozomon. Asakusa is lined with many long-established restaurants specializing in soba, tempura, monjayaki, sukiyaki, Western cuisine, and more than you can eat in a day. Visitors can also enjoy shopping for traditional toys and folk crafts such as marbles, kendama, and ohajiki, wind chimes, fans, and other miscellaneous goods that make great souvenirs. Asakusa Hanayashiki, the oldest existing amusement park in Japan, is also popular. If you want to enjoy the bustling atmosphere of the good old Edo period to your heart’s content, you can’t go wrong by visiting Asakusa first. If you feel that there are too many stores in Asakusa and you are at a loss where to start, try using 365ASAKUSA, a smartphone application recommended by the Asakusa Tourist Federation. It is very convenient to go to Asakusa.

2-Tokyo Sky Tree and Tokyo Solamachi

Speaking of Tokyo, Tokyo Sky Tree.The Tokyo Sky Tree is the world's tallest freestanding radio tower, boasting a height of 634 meters. From the TEMBO DECK, 350 meters above the ground, visitors can not only enjoy the view of Tokyo, but can also see Mt. At the base of the tower is Tokyo Solamachi, a commercial facility with more than 300 stores, which attracts many tourists from Japan and abroad. There are many other attractive facilities to keep tourists busy, such as the planetarium "Tenkuu" and the Sumida Aquarium. The SUMIDA AQUARIUM boasts a large tank that reproduces the ocean of the Ogasawara Islands, penguins playing in one of the largest pool-type tanks in Japan, and a jellyfish tank. You can take powerful pictures from the foot of the Tokyo Sky Tree, so be sure to try your hand at photography.

3-Ameyoko Shopping District

This shopping street stretches from Ueno Station to Okachimachi Station and has a long history dating back to shortly after World War II. There are as many as 400 stores lining the 500-meter-long shopping street. It is a shopping paradise where everything from gourmet foods to souvenirs, cosmetics, accessories, sundries, and clothing are sold in bulk at low prices. There is also a wide variety of gourmet restaurants. The best time to visit is in the morning on weekdays when the stores are open. There are many accessible trains, and you will reach different places depending on the exit, so make sure you know which train and exit to take.The author recommends takoyaki (octopus dumplings) and kaisendon (seafood rice bowl).

4-Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Museum of Art

The Ghibli Museum at Mitaka is a museum where Hayao Miyazaki, the animation film director of Studio Ghibli, gave form to his ideas. The museum building is strangely shaped, and even inside, it is a mysterious space. The building itself is like a movie. The permanent exhibition is divided into five small rooms, and as you tour the rooms, you can feel the process by which the creator of the animated films created them with his imagination. There is also a small movie theater, the "Saturn Theater," a video exhibition room, and the "Trihawks," a library where visitors can read picture books and children's books. Hayao Miyazaki's wish is that visitors will leave the museum with a slightly more relaxed mind than when they entered. Admission is by appointment only.I like My Neighbor Totoro.

I think that's all for this issue. If there is anything you would like to know about Japan or the Japanese language, please feel free to comment. Thanks for reading.