Ginkaku-ji (Ginkaku-ji), the “Temple of the Silver Pavilion,” is a Buddhist temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. The official name is Jishō-ji (”Temple of Shining Mercy”). It was built in 1474 by the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, who sought to emulate the golden Kinkaku-ji commissioned by his grandfather Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
Like Kinkaku-ji, Ginkaku-ji was originally […]

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Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion Temple) is the informal name of Rokuon-ji (Deer Garden Temple) in Kyoto, Japan. It was originally built in 1397 to serve as a retirement villa for Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, as part of his estate then known as Kitayama. It was his son who converted the building into a Zen temple of the Rinzai […]

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Sensō-ji is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo. It is Tokyo’s oldest temple, and one of its most significant. Formerly associated with the Tendai sect, it became independent after World War II. Adjacent to the temple is a Shinto shrine, the Asakusa Jinja.
Sensō-ji is the focus of Tokyo’s largest and most popular […]

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Roppongi Hills is the one of Japan’s largest integrated property developments, located in the Roppongi district of Tokyo.
The mega-complex incorporates office space, apartments, shops, restaurants, cafés, movie theaters, a museum, a hotel, a major TV studio, an outdoor amphitheater, and a few parks. The centerpiece is the 54-story Mori Tower. Seventeen years after the design’s […]

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Tokyo Tower is in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is 332.6 m (1,091 ft) tall, making it the tallest man-made structure in Japan.The design of the tower is based on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Despite being 8.6 meters taller than the Eiffel Tower (32.6 if the tower’s TV antenna is included), Tokyo […]

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Rainbow Bridge is a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between the Shibaura Wharf and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato Ward, Tokyo. It was completed in 1993. The bridge spans 570 meters (1870 ft) and carries three transportation lines: Metropolitan Expressway No. 11 Odaiba Route on the upper deck, and Route 357 (also known […]

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Yokohama Chinatown is located in Yokohama, Japan. Just south of Tokyo. It has about 150 years of history. These days only a few Chinese people still live in Chinatown, but it has population of about 3,000 to 4,000. Most of the residents are from Guangzhou (Canton) but many come from other regions.
Yokohama Chinatown is the […]

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, (also referred to as Tokyo City Hall, or Tochō for short) is the building which houses the headquarters of Tokyo local government; this comprises not only the 23 wards, but also the cities, towns and villages that make up Tokyo as a whole.
Located in Shinjuku, it held title of the tallest […]

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Mt. Fuji
The highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 m (12,388 ft). An active volcano that last erupted in 1707-08, it straddles the boundary of Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures just west of Tokyo, from which it can be seen on a clear day. It is located near the Pacific coast of central Honshū. Three small cities surround it: […]

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Minato Mirai 21
is a large urban development in Yokohama, Japan.  
 
The name, which means “Port Future 21,” was selected in a public competition. Construction of the area started in 1983. Built largely on reclaimed land, the area now features the Landmark Tower, Japan’s tallest skyscraper, the Queen’s Square shopping mall, the Pacifico convention center, Intercontinental […]

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