Tokyo's Modern Architectural Miracles and Autumn Travel

Ikegami Station

Renovation of Ikegami Station, the closest station to the over 740-year-old Ikegami Honmonji Temple, will finish in spring 2021. Once complete, it’ll include the “Ikegami Nakamise” passage, which was built in the image of traditional Japanese streets that lead up to temples. The route, overflowing with Japanese aesthetic, will also connect directly to the station and the new etomo Ikegami department store.
https://tokyu-iimise.jp/etomo/ (Japanese)
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Shimokitazawa

The redevelopment of Shimokitazawa, known for its unique fashion and culture (popular with international crowds), continues. With the Odakyu Line tracks now underground, the new 1.7 km long Shimokita Senrogai district stands in their place. On September 28, the YUEN BETTEI DAITA hot spring inn will open in Shimokita Senrogai.
https://www.uds-hotels.com/en/yuenbettei/daita
Contact: pr@uds-net.co.jp
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To support restaurants whose businesses have been affected by COVID-19, Tennozu Canalside Kasseika Association will be providing spaces for businesses in public parks from August 1 to November 30. Enjoy the cool Tennozu breeze while eating lunch on the boardwalk in a great new way.
http://canalside.or.jp (Japanese)
Contact: kimura.hayato@terrada.co.jp
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The Ogasawara Maru cruise liner to the Ogasawara Islands (1,000 km from the mainland) is the only transportation that carries passengers to the islands (running every six days). To prevent the spread of COVID-19 infections, the Ogasawara village and the Tokyo government are conducting PCR tests for passengers.
https://www.soumu.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/05gyousei/index.html (Japanese)
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September 10 saw the opening of the Tokyo International Cruise Terminal. This new gateway to the capital features great access from the city center. Various events such as fashion shows are also held in the terminal building.
http://www.tptc.co.jp/terminal/guide/cruise/en
Contact: cruise2@tptc.co.jp
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Significant changes have come to the Ginza 4-chome Intersection, the center of Tokyo’s leading commercial district. The Ginza Mitsukoshi building is now decorated with the “Ginza Chandelier,” and August 6 was the grand reopening of the Wako store, where its Grand Seiko Boutique Flagship WAKO counter and other stylish interiors are creating a lot of buzz.
https://www.mitsukoshi.mistore.jp/ginza/event_calendar/ginzachandelier.html (Japanese)
https://cp.mistore.jp/global/en/ginza.html
Contact: Ginza Mitsukoshi Store, Sales Planning Division, Inbound marketing Mariko YAMAKI yamaki_mariko@isetanmitsukoshi.co.jp
https://www.wako.co.jp/ (Japanese)
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On October 25, makers of YOKU MOKU, a Japanese confectionery popular with international tourists, will open the YOKU MOKU MUSEUM in the fashionable area of Aoyama. The modest-sided museum will display ceramic works from Picasso.
https://www.yokumokumuseum.com/ (Japanese)
Contact: pr@yokumokumuseum.com
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Hello Kitty-themed hotel room

On October 8, the Asakusa Tobu Hotel will be the only place in all 23 Tokyo wards where you can stay in an official Hello Kitty-themed hotel room!
https://www.tobuhotel.co.jp/asakusa/index.html (Japanese)
Contact: tobuhotel_pr@sustainable.co.jp
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Tokyo gets a new hot spring resort for day-trippers! The all-natural Tamasakai Tennen Onsen Mori no Irodori hot spring opens in Tokyo’s western city Machida on October 1.
https://morinoirodori.com/ (Japanese)
Contact: Yu Okutani y-okutani@yomiuriland.co.jp
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Saryo Ginza Seigetsudo’s long-running Mainichi Panda CAFE in Ueno’s Matsuzakaya department store continues to draw visitors! Since pandas are the symbol of Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, the cafe has cute panda-themed menus, panda photos, panda books, panda plush toys, and table clothes decorated with pandas. Even with the coronavirus, Tokyo’s “kawaii” culture is still thriving.
https://www.matsuzakaya.co.jp/ueno/topics/panda_cafe.html (Japanese)
#UENO #CULTURE #KAWAII

Splendors of Great Tokyo: “Modern” Culture that Embellished the City is being held at the Edo-Tokyo Museum from August 25 to November 23. The exhibition showcases images of Tokyo throughout the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras.
https://is.gd/64xLBh
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