Tokyo Snap Shots

A prefecture located in the Kanto region and the Greater Tokyo Area.     Ichikawa It is in western Chiba Prefecture, facing Tokyo across the Edogawa River. It is located approximately 20 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. Keisei Ichikawamama (市川真間) Station has been renamed for a limited time until Mother’s Day. *Taken by Munekazu Hattori It says “感謝” (Thanks). Retirement ceremony of rail cars held at Keisei Ichikawa-mama Station. *Taken by Munekazu Hattori Hokkekyo-ji Temple, Ichikawa A temple of the Nichiren School, a confederation of four of the original Nichiren Buddhist Schools, founded during the Kamakura period. Tied o-mikuji,

Asakusa, Taito-ku Taken at Sensoji Temple by K-2 Style Taken by Kumiko Hirama   Hanno, Saitama Prefecture Taken by Annabelle Alejo   Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture Taken by Annabelle Alejo   Ichigaya, Shinjuku-ku Taken by Mekdachi Khalil   Kanda River Taken near JR/Toei Suidobashi Station by Fumie Kemi   Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture Taken by Masanori Tsuchibuchi Taken by Kazuhiro Hayakawa   Koganei, Tokyo Taken at Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum by Mitsuaki Terajima   Korakuen, Bunkyo-ku Taken by Kaneko Theingiwynn   Meguro River Taken by Megumi Honzawa Taken by Shigeki Kakutani Taken by Ayako Tanaka Taken by Mayu Takeda Taken by

Happy Panda Donuts Sold at a donut shop in Ueno Station. Taken by Kyoko Yasuda   Dango A Japanese dumpling and sweet made from mochiko (rice flour), related to mochi (rice cake). Sold at a stall near Shinobazu Pond within Ueno Park. *Taken by Kumiko Hirama Taken by Akira Tamachi Taken by Akira Tamachi   Japanese KitKats Kit Kats were introduced to Japan in 1973. There have been more than 300 limited-edition seasonal and regional flavors of Kit Kats produced in Japan since 2000. Taken by Kenzo Tamukai   Onigiri A Japanese food made from white rice formed into triangular or

Yokohama: The second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo. Yokohama’s population of 3.7 million makes it Japan’s largest incorporated city. It is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. Kawasaki: A city located between Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the 9th most populated city in Japan.  *Yokohama Column written by an American gentleman… Click here to read!     Minato Mirai 21, Nishi-ku/Naka-ku The central business district of Yokohama. Kumamoto Bamboo Lantern Project Produced by Chikaken @ Earth Hour 2018 in Yokohama Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The event is held annually

Kitanomaru Park, Chiyoda-ku A public park located North of the Tokyo Imperial Palace. Taken by Isak Nygren   Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku The business center of Tokyo, which is an area with an ancient and honorable origin as the location of the samurai residences of famous feudal lords such as the Kishu Tokugawa family, Owari Tokugawa family and Hikone II family. Taken at Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioi-cho by Isao Tokuhashi Taken at Hotel New Otani by Ayami Ito Taken by Adrian Ringin   Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Minato-ku Teien (庭園) means Japanese garden, and the museum is so named because the

March 21 Taken in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Pref by Reina   February 2 Taken in Ueno Park by K-2 Style Taken in Saitama Prefecture by Ayumi Hirokawa Taken in Nerima-ku by Tomomi Tada Taken in Ichigaya, Shinjuku-ku by K.I.   The day after snowfall (January 23) Tokyo Taken near Arakawa River by Sarah Nishina  Taken by Asuka Liu Taken in Setagaya-ku by Himiko Rose Shapiro Fukuda  Taken in Nerima-ku by Tomomi Tada   Taken in Tama area by Masao Shibata  Taken in Suginami-ku by Ryuichi Kuramochi  Taken at Senso-ji, Asakusa Taken at Asakusa Shrine *Asakusa photos are taken by Masao Shibata, Asakusa

Part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama’s cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo.     Gyokuzoin Temple, Saitama City Founded by Kukai, a Japanese Buddhist monk who founded the Shingon (真言) or “True Word” school of Buddhism in early Heian Period. Taken by Masayuki Shimamoto     Sayama A well known tea growing region, producing Sayama Tea. Shidare-ume (枝垂れ梅, Weeping plum)   Sanshuyu (山茱萸, Japanese cornelian cherry)   Hakumokuren (白木蓮, Yulan magnolia)   Mansaku (満作/万作, Witch hazel)   Taken in Chikozan Park by Ayumi Hirokawa   Tea plants put forth leaves in spring. *Taken by

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

Many foreign embassies are located in this area, and the night life is popular with locals and foreigners alike.     Myozenji Temple A temple of the Nichiren-shu founded in 1627. This year’s first blossoms appeared! *Taken on March 17, 2018 by Tokuga Matoba Taken by Tokuga Matoba Taken from the entrance of the temple by Isao Tokuhashi MET’s public interview with Mayuko Ban, a Japanese fashion designer who visited Peru and Chile in the summer of 2016. *Taken by Masanori Tsuchibuchi Taken by Tokuga Matoba My Eyes Tokyo’s new event series called “International Potluck Party & Open Mic Night”

Home to some of Tokyo’s finest cultural sites, including the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the National Museum of Nature and Science, as well as a major public concert hall.   Yokoyama Taikan Memorial Hall Located in the former residence of Nihonga (日本画, Japanese-style paintings) artist Yokoyama Taikan, overlooking Shinobazu Pond within Ueno Park. Yokoyama Taikan was a major figure in pre-World War II Japanese painting. He is notable for helping create the Japanese painting technique of Nihonga. Taken by Miwako Dias   Ueno Zoo Located in Ueno Park. It is Japan’s oldest zoo, opening