2025-09

neighborhood

Discovering the Legacy of Edo in Modern Tokyo

Walking through Tokyo, you might wonder: What did this place look like in the days of Edo? Four hundred years ago, when ...
neighborhood

Living Inside a Movie — Shibamata as a “Place of Meaning”

On the eastern edge of Tokyo, along the Edo River, lies Shibamata.This is more than just a downtown neighborhood. It’s a...
masterpiece

Cocoon Tower: Shinjuku’s Icon of the Future

1. History & Meaning ✨Rising above the skyscrapers of West Shinjuku, the Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower is one of Tokyo’s most...
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🏮 Tokyo in the Meiji Era – The Birth of Modern Japan

From Edo to Tokyo: A Nation RebornIn 1868, the Meiji Restoration transformed Edo into Tokyo, the new capital of Japan. W...