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Edo Dori (Edo Street) Shopping Area 江戸東京博物館 Edo-Tokyo Museum Many interesting shops line Edo Dori. In par- With a population of 1.3 million, "Edo" - the former name of Tokyo - was the world's largest and most ticular, Japanese doll specialty stores catch prosperous city in the 18th century. An efficient visitors' eyes, especially surrounding the urban infrastructure was established at that time Asakusa Station. Inside the shops, a wide including water supply, a traffic network leverag- ing water ways, and a scheme to maintain securi- selection of dolls, beautifully dressed in ty. The exhibits of the Edo-Tokyo Museum reveal kimono, fascinate guests. Handicraft shops the history of the city and the life and culture of the people who lived there. are also very popular with their low price offerings and depth of assortment of intri- Address: 1-4-1 Yokoami Sumida-Ku Telephone: 03-3626-9974 Access: 3 minutes walk from JR Ryogoku station, 1 minutes walk cate works such as embroidered beads. from Metro Ryogoku station Business Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Oversea visitors should also stop at the sta- Admission Fee: ¥600 Closed: Monday tionery and grocery shops along the street since there are inexpensive Japanese style 相撲博物館 Sumo Museum novelties and commodities that make excel- Sumo wrestling tournaments are held six lent souvenirs of Japan. times a year, three of which are offered at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo. Even dur- ing the off-season, the Sumo Museum housed inside the Kokugikan exhibits Sumo- related articles to introduce the Japanese national sport.

Address: 1-3-28 Yokoami Sumida-Ku Telephone: 03-3622-0366 Access: 1 minutes walk from JR Ryogoku station, 5 minutes walk Access: JR , Metro from Metro Ryogoku station Business Hours: 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission Fee: Free Closed: Saturday, Sunday

Riverside Scenery 日本文具資料館 Japan Stationery Museum Along the periphery of the Kanda River, This museum exhibits stationery products many shipping houses called Funayado used in Japan throughout the centuries, operate year round fleets of "Yakatabunes" - including a writing brush as tall as a man as old-fashioned Japanese houseboats for well as carry-along writing instruments uti- excursions around the Tokyo waterfront. lized some hundred years ago. Guests can enjoy a cruise against a back- drop of a beautiful night view of the metrop- Address: 1-1-15 Yanagibashi Taito-Ku Telephone: 03-3861-4905 olis, while dining on Japanese cuisine. Access: 5 minutes walk from JR・Metro Asakusabashi station Business Hours: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Access: 5 minutes walk from JR Asakusabashi station Admission Fee: Free Closed: Saturday, Sunday

Where to Call Inquiry about Sightseeing Tour Hotels The Tokyo Metropolitan Area SGG Club…………03-3842-5566 Taito Hotel and Ryokan Association ……………03-3834-2008 (Open Every Day 10:00-17:00) Tokyo International Youth Hotel…………………03-3235-1107 Tokyo TIC ………………………………………03-3201-3331 Health-care Information Tokyo Tourist Information Center Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Information Servise (HIMAWARI) TMG Building Haedquarters …………………03-5321-3077 03-5285-8181 Haneda Airport Branch ………………………03-5757-9345 AMDA International Medical Information Center 03-5285-8088 Keisei Ueno Branch …………………………03-3836-3471 Emergency TCVB Tourist Information Center ………………03-3287-7024 Police (calls answered in English) ………………03-3501-0110 Transportation

Flight Information To Kita-Senju To Nikko To Tsukuba Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) …………03-5757-8111 To New Tokyo International Airport (Narita) ……0476-34-5000 NaritaNarita Nippori Aoto AirportAirport JR East …………………………………………050-2016-1603 KeiseiKeeiseiisei SkylinerSkyliner 5656 min.min. Tokyo Metro Information ………………………03-3941-2004 UguisudaniUguisudani Ueno Asakusa To

Taito City Loopline, "Megurin" OOkachimachikachimachi Kuramae Taito City provides a public transportation service by operating a fleet of buses To Shinjuku Asakusa- AkihabaraAkihabara bashi JR Line called "Megurin." Linking major spots such as Asakusa and the in Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Tokyo Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line one direction, Megurin comes every 15 minutes for each route among north To Nakameguro Toei Asakusa Line To Toei Oedo Line bound, south bound and east-west routes. HamamatsuchoHamamatsucho HanedaHaneda Tsukuba Express AirportAirport The fare is 100 yen each way for both adults and children. Tokyo Monorail 23 min. Tokyo Monorail Keihin Kyuko Line ShinagawaShinagawa Keisei Line Other boarding tickets such as a Bus Card are not honored. To Shibuya Keihin Kyuko 25min. Tobu Isesaki Line A oneOne day travel card costs : ¥300

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