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Sightseeing Spots in Akihabara(Tokyo)Sightseeing Areas:

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Akihabara is the famous "Electric Town" in Japan. Thousands of shops, from tiny booths to

huge electronics department stores, sell all manner of electric appliances. Few people can visit

Akihabara and leave without buying anything.

Electric Town Map: 2B

Akihabara is a well known as a place where you can receivethe best offer for electronic stuff. The area was originally

developed as a place for stores and distributors specialized in

selling electronic goods during the postwar period. It is not

too much to say that trend of electronic gadgets start fromhere. From more than 1,000 stores lined up on the street

called "Chuo Dori (central avenue)," you may also be able to

find something new and old, which you may never be able tofind in regular electronic stores. With its wide variety of

electronics, many Japanese consumers come here to find the

best price for whatever they are looking into purchase. As apart of new development taking place a the Akihabara Station

and it surrounding areas, Akiharabara has begun to grow into

a place not only for electronics, but also for game, manga

(comic books) and animation related goods, which areextremely popular culture among younger generations in

Japan and abroad.

Tel: 03-3257-0568Access:

1 mins. walk from Akihabara Sta. on the JR Lines and the subway Hibiya LineURL:http://www.akiba.or.jp/english/

Kanda Myojin Shrine Map: 2A

The original shrine located in Otemachi is said to date back toaround 730 and it was later moved to the present site

according to Tokugawa Ieyasu's decision in 1616. The shrine

was worshiped by many warriors including Ieyasu. Theearthquake destroyed the shrine in 1923; however it was

rebuild in the same style on the same site. Three deitiesenshrined in this shrine are: the god of development andmedicine, Sukunahikona-no-mikoto or Ebisu-sama, and the

god of marriage, Ohnamuchini-no-mikoto or Daikoku-sama,

and Taira-no-Masakado who actually existed in history. TheKanda Festival held in mid-May every two years is one of the

three great festivals with mikoshi (carrying around the

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miniature shrine) in Tokyo and brings lively and cheerful

atmosphere as the parade of mikoshi goes through the town.

Address: 2-16-2 Soto-kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Tel: 03-3254-0753Access:

5mins walk from Ochanomizu Sta. on the JR and Subway Marunouchi Line

5 mins walk from Shin-ochanomizu Sta. on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line5mins walk from Suehiro-cho Sta. on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line7 mins walk from Akihabara Sta. on the JR/ the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

Yushima Tenjin Shrine Map: 1A

The shrine was first erected to enshrine a deity, ameno-

tajikarano-mikoto who appears in Japans myths in 458.

Sugawara no Michizane who was an aristocrat and scholarfrom the Heian Period has also known to be a god of learning

was enshrined in 1355. A warlord who was in charge of

Kanto region, Oota Dokan reconstructed the shrine in 1478.The shrine was worshiped by many men in academic field

such as Arai Hakushu and Hayashi Doshun from the EdoPeriod. Today, many students who are trying to achieve anacademic success or passing an entrance exam come here to

pray. The shrine is noted as a beautiful spot for Japanese plum

tree (Ume) that blooms earlier than cherry tree does. At theshrine, the Ume Matsuri festival is annually held in February

and March and the precincts of shrine become crowded with

people who come here to enjoy the view of plum blossoms

and feel the coming of spring.

Address: 3-30-1 Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, TokyoTel: 03-3836-0753Access:

2mins walk from the Yushima Sta. on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line5mins walk from the Ueno-hirokoji Sta. on the Ginza Subway Line or the Ueno-okachimachi Sta.on the Toei Subway Oedo Line

8 mins walk from the Hongo-sanchome Sta. on the Marunouchi Subway Line or the OkachimachiSta.on the JR Yamanote Line or Keihin-Tohoku Line

Admission Fee:

FreeURL:http://www.yushimatenjin.or.jp/pc/eng-page/english.htm

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