Akihabara, the largest electronics town in the world, is a must-see for tech-savvy travellers. It is packed with shops selling every variety and brand of household electrical appliances and PCs, as well as specialty stores dealing in electronic parts that can't be found anywhere else, and duty-free shops.
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Meiji Shrine
The Meiji Shrine was founded in 1921 to enshrine the Emperor and Empress Meiji, Japan's first sovereign following the demise of rule by the Samurai class. With many large trees still growing in its grounds, Meiji-jingu is a precious nature-filled sanctuary in the heart of Tokyo.
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The Imperial Palace
Located opposite The Peninsula Tokyo, travel through time and be enchanted by The Imperial Palace, with its large park area surrounded by moats and monumental ancient stone walls. The Imperial Palace is the former site of the Edo Castle and was occupied by the Tokugawa Shogunate who ruled Japan from 1603 until 1867.
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Asakusa
Located in Taito-ku along the west bank of the Sumida-gawa River, the Asakusa district once thrived as a temple town for the nearby Senso-ji Temple. Today, it is a vibrant downtown district that rivals the likes of Ginza, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and Shibuya, but with beautiful elements of its history still intact.
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Akihabara
Akihabara, the largest electronics town in the world, is a must-see for tech-savvy travellers. It is packed with shops selling every variety and brand of household electrical appliances and PCs, as well as specialty stores dealing in electronic parts that can't be found anywhere else, and duty-free shops.
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Meiji Shrine
The Meiji Shrine was founded in 1921 to enshrine the Emperor and Empress Meiji, Japan's first sovereign following the demise of rule by the Samurai class. With many large trees still growing in its grounds, Meiji-jingu is a precious nature-filled sanctuary in the heart of Tokyo.
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The Imperial Palace
Located opposite The Peninsula Tokyo, travel through time and be enchanted by The Imperial Palace, with its large park area surrounded by moats and monumental ancient stone walls. The Imperial Palace is the former site of the Edo Castle and was occupied by the Tokugawa Shogunate who ruled Japan from 1603 until 1867.
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Asakusa
Located in Taito-ku along the west bank of the Sumida-gawa River, the Asakusa district once thrived as a temple town for the nearby Senso-ji Temple. Today, it is a vibrant downtown district that rivals the likes of Ginza, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro and Shibuya, but with beautiful elements of its history still intact.
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Akihabara
Akihabara, the largest electronics town in the world, is a must-see for tech-savvy travellers. It is packed with shops selling every variety and brand of household electrical appliances and PCs, as well as specialty stores dealing in electronic parts that can't be found anywhere else, and duty-free shops.
