Tokyo still has a few areas where you can experience the shitamachi or old downtown vibe, and one of them is Shibamata, a retro neighborhood popularly known among the Japanese as the fictive hometown of protagonist Torajiro Kuruma or Tora-san, the kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love.
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The samurai is a member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan from the 12th century to their abolition in the 1870s. Even though they no longer exist today, there are places in the country where the samurai culture is still alive and well.
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TOKYO – Japan’s capital has been selected Number 1 in Condé Nast Traveler’s US Edition and the UK Edition of “The Best Cities in the World: 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards.”
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Located on the corner of the Nishi-Azabu crossing point, Gonpachi is a popular Japanese-inn izakaya-style restaurant that inspired the set in Quentin Tarantino's blockbuster film “Kill Bill (Volume 1)”.
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TOKYO – Beloved Sanrio character Hello Kitty introduced Japan's efforts to establish "new normal" in order to stem the spread of COVID-19, highlighting proactive cooperation from the public.
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