Western Tokyo is also known as the Tama Region and consists of 23 special wards.
Western Tokyo is where the younger and hipper crowds
prefer to gather. There you can find places like Shibuya,
Shinjuku, Harajuku, Meiji Shrine, Yoyogi Park,
Metropolitan Government Building, Nakano Broadway,
and Shinjuku Gyoen. It was once known as the Tama
Region and consists of 23 special wards. Under the old
system it was part of the Musashi Province. It used to
consist of three districts, but two of the three no longer
exist. Western Tokyo is the most populated, lively, and
changing area in Tokyo. Shinjuku Station is the busiest
railway station in the world and handles more than two
million passengers per day.
Shibuya is a popular shopping and entertainment for the
younger generations. It is most known for the famed
large intersection in front of the Hachiko Exit of Shibuya
Station. Shinjuku is where the largest entertainment
district in Tokyo is located. In addition, there is the
Shinjuku Gyoen, which is a short walk from Shinjuku
Station. There are three different types of gardens in
Shinjuku Gyoen, which are Japanese, French, and
English. Harajuku is the center for the extremist forms of
teenage cultures and fashion styles. There you can find
many trendy shops, second hand clothing shops, and
fashion boutiques. Meiji Shrine was built to enshrine
Emperor Meiji and his wife. Yoyogi Park was once the
site for the Olympic Village for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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Meiji-jingu Shrine
Meiji Jingu, also known as Meiji Shrine, was built in 1920 to enshrine the souls of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken.
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Harajuku
Harajuku is the center for the most extreme fashion styles and teenage trends in Japan.
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Shibuya
Shibuya is where you can find the famed huge crosswalk intersection and Hachiko statue.
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Shinjuku
Shinjuku is one of the 23 special city wards in Tokyo and has the busiest railway station in the world.
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Nezu Museum
The Nezu Museum houses pre-modern Japanese and East Asian art from the private collection of Nezu Kaichiro.
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Robot Restaurant
The Robot Restaurant is an eccentric cabaret show filled with flashing lights, taiko drums, and techno music.
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Shinjuku Gyoen
Shinjuku Gyoen is located close to Shinjuku Station and features three different landscape gardens.
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Japanese Sword Museum
The Japanese Sword Museum displays many katana (sword), tosogu (mountings), yoroi (armor) and methods of metal work.
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Nakano Broadway
Nakano Broadway is a shopping center that has many anime stores and idol goods available.