Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: district

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Nihonbashi

日本橋
alternative words: Nihonbashi district, Nihon-bashi, Nihon bashi, Nihombashi
keywords: bridge , district , tokyo
related topics: Tokyo prefecture , Sumida river
related web sites: http://www.mitsukoshi.co.jp
explanation: District situated in northern part of Chuo ward in Tokyo between Imperial palace and Sumida river. It is a symbolic point of Tokyo, because every main roads such as Tokaido depart from Nihonbashi bridge located there. During Edo period, the district flourished as a commercial center and a fish market. Today it continues to be prosperous as a high class shopping area with Mitsukoshi department store. Bank of Japan and Tokyo stock exchange are settled there, too.

Roppongi

六本木
alternative words: Roppongi district
keywords: district , tokyo
related topics: Tokyo Prefecture , Aoyama
related web sites: http://www.roppongihills.com
explanation: A district in the center of Minato Ward in Tokyo and contiguous to Aoyama. Initial a residence area of high society, the headquarters of Japanese army had been settled there too. After WWII, this base being confiscated by Americans, it provoked a concentration of Japanese entertainment shops who wished to deal with them. After their departure, those Americanized shops have remained and continue to attract young inhabitants of Tokyo.

Shibuya

渋谷渋谷区
alternative words: Shibuyaku, Shibuya-ku, Shibuya ku, Shibuya ward, Shibuya district
keywords: district , tokyo
related topics: Tokyo Prefecture , Meiji Shrine , Ikebukuro , Shinjuku , Tokyu corporation , Harajuku
related web sites: http://www.city.shibuya.tokyo.jp
explanation: It a narrow sense, it designates an entertainment and shopping area developed around Shibuya station. The latter is served not only by JR Yamanote line but also Tokyu and Keio railroad companies. In a broader sense, it means "Shibuya Ward" and includes also a residence area around Meiji shrine. Initially a quiet village, it has become, with Shinjuku and Ikebukuro, one of the 3 most important shopping areas in the west of Tokyo thanks to its railroad facilities.

Shinjuku

新宿新宿区
alternative words: Shijuku-ku, Shijukuku, Shinjuku ku, Shinjuku ward, Shinjiku, Shinjiku ku, Shinjikuku
keywords: district , tokyo
related topics: Tokyo Prefecture , Odakyu electric railway , Keio electric railway
related web sites: http://www.city.shinjuku.tokyo.jp
explanation: In a narrow sense, it designates the highly urbanized district developed around Shinjuku Station in the west of Tokyo City with many department stores and theaters while in a broader sense, it designates Shinjuku ward which includes less crowded area like Takadanobaba or Kagurazaka. Tokyo metropolitan office is located near Shinjuku Station, too.

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