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  Pinpointing history of thin tube acupuncture

  Sugiyama Waichi (1610-94) is said to be the man behind the spread of the kanshinjutsu acupuncture me...

  August 17, 2021

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  Tokyo: Learning more about early days of Shinkansen trains

  As I was walking through a quiet residential area in Kokubunji, Tokyo, an old-fashioned Shinkansen t...

  June 22, 2021

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  Tokyo: Blind scholar assembled historic library

  This year marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Hanawa Hokiichi (1746-1821), a blind Japanese ...

  May 18, 2021

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  Tokyo: Delve into the ‘unconventional’ life of Katsu Kaishu

  The Ota City Katsu Kaishu Memorial Museum opened in 2019, commemorating the 120th anniversary of the...

  May 5, 2021

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  Nihombashi’s Takashimaya department store unites prewar, postwar designs

  The Nihombashi district in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, is scattered with a few buildings that survived World W...

  April 20, 2021

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  Tokyo: Simple explanation of the territories of Japan

  The northern territories, Takeshima islands in Shimane Prefecture and the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa...

  April 20, 2021

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  Tokyo: Has part of Machida been incorporated into Kanagawa Pref.?

  Rumor has it that part of Machida in Tokyo has become part of the neighboring prefecture of Kanagawa...

  April 13, 2021

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  Tokyo: Amazake Yokocho preserves Showa custom of selling sweet sake

  Nihombashi-Ningyocho in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, was once a thriving nightlife district that was home to a ...

  March 30, 2021

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  Tokyo: History of correct measurements on display

  In our daily lives, we measure a variety of things, ranging from the amount of water and gas we use ...

  March 30, 2021

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  Tokyo: Signboards show sales culture from olden days

  The Showa Neon Takamura Kamban Museum has kept its lineup of antique kamban signboards arranged the ...

  March 23, 2021

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  Parents left in lurch as adoption agency abruptly closes

  The sudden closure of a long-established adoption agency has perplexed parents who adopted children ...

  March 23, 2021

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  Tokyo Tower: Sparkling symbol for hopes, dreams

  If you view Tokyo Tower directly from above at night, you will see a bright orange X that sparkles i...

  March 16, 2021

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  Tokyo: How Togoshi-Ginza became 1st ‘Ginza’ outside famous shopping district

  Tokyo has quite a few shopping streets named after Ginza — the foremost commercial district in the c...

  March 9, 2021

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  Tokyo: Museum conveys history of Kanda festival

  Kanda Myojin shrine — the guardian deity of Edo, now Tokyo — is typically crowded with worshippers, ...

  March 9, 2021

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  Goldfish, Cherry Blossoms Meet in ‘Sakuraquarium’

  Spring has gotten off to a swimming start at the Art Aquarium Museum in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward, where a n...

  March 8, 2021

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