{"id":1112,"date":"2011-03-03T17:12:11","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T17:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2014-07-30T13:26:52","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T13:26:52","slug":"neighborhoods-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/neighborhoods-in-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighborhoods in Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are special places in T\u014dky\u014d that are known for possessing certain qualities that are different from the other neighborhoods in T\u014dky\u014d. Let\u2019s see where those special places are:<\/p>\n<p>Y\u016brakuch\u014d (<strong>\u6709\u697d<\/strong><strong>\u753a<\/strong>) is a neighborhood that gives you a small glimpse of what Japan looked like in the prewar period. There are lots of izakaya (<strong>\u5c45\u9152<\/strong><strong>\u5c4b<\/strong>) style restaurants in Y\u016brakuch\u014d. Izakaya is a type of traditional Japanese style bar where drinks and food are served. The way you know whether an establishment is an izakaya is by the traditional lighted lantern in front of the store.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to engulf yourself in Japanese culture, Ueno (<strong>\u4e0a<\/strong><strong>\u91ce<\/strong>) will do the trick. Ueno has museums like the National Science Musuem and the T\u014dky\u014d National Museum. Ueno is also the place to see Buddhist temples like the Bentendo Temple and Shinto Shrines like the T\u014dsh\u014d-g\u016b. There is also a large public concert hall and an International Children\u2019s Library as well.<\/p>\n<p>Nihonbashi (<strong>\u65e5\u672c<\/strong><strong>\u6a4b<\/strong>) is a major business district. In Nihonbashi there are banks like the Bank of Japan (Nippon Gink\u014d\/<strong>\u65e5\u672c\u9280<\/strong><strong>\u884c<\/strong>), corporations like IBM and department stores like Mitsukoshi (<strong>\u4e09<\/strong><strong>\u8d8a<\/strong>). In addition the T\u014dky\u014d Stock Exchange is in Nihonbashi. There is also the Nihonbashi Bridge, which is a common meet up place among friends and coworkers.<\/p>\n<p>Harajuku (<strong>\u539f<\/strong><strong>\u5bbf<\/strong>) is a popular hangout place for young people. This is also the best place to see people wear the latest trends in Japanese street fashion. Harajuku is also a shopping district where you can find small stores that sell clothing that aren\u2019t mass produced and sold at large department stores. If you like vintage, punk, goth, or Coplay clothing, then Harajuku may be the place to fit your needs.<\/p>\n<p>Ginza (<strong>\u9280<\/strong><strong>\u5ea7<\/strong>) is known for being an upscale shopping district. That means brand name labels like Chanel, Dior and Gucci are sold here. Ginza also has the reputation of being an expensive place to shop. While it\u2019s true that brand name goods are expensive, the same items found in Ginza may be pricier than any brand name items sold outside of Ginza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/03\/Sukiyabashicrossing-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/03\/Sukiyabashicrossing-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/03\/Sukiyabashicrossing-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2011\/03\/Sukiyabashicrossing-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>There are special places in T\u014dky\u014d that are known for possessing certain qualities that are different from the other neighborhoods in T\u014dky\u014d. Let\u2019s see where those special places are: Y\u016brakuch\u014d (\u6709\u697d\u753a) is a neighborhood that gives you a small glimpse of what Japan looked like in the prewar period. There are lots of izakaya (\u5c45\u9152\u5c4b)&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/neighborhoods-in-tokyo\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":1117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1112","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1112"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3937,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112\/revisions\/3937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}