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Tōkyū Tōyoko Line platforms
Tōkyū Tōyoko Line platforms
2.4 million passengers passed through Shibuya Station on an average weekday in 2004. It is the third-busiest commuter rail station in Tokyo. The platforms pictured here service the Tōkyū Tōyoko Line.

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Asakusa skyline
Asakusa skyline
The skyline of Akasaka, a district of Tokyo located in Minato ward.

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Tokyo Tower in the skyline
Tokyo Tower in the skyline
The 332.6-meter-tall (1,091 ft) Tokyo Tower in Shiba Park dominates Minato's skyline.

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Ginza, c.1904
Ginza, c.1904
Looking north down a street in Ginza, the most important thoroughfare in Tokyo, Japan, c.1904.

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Akihabara Electric Town
Akihabara Electric Town
Akihabara (Japanese: 秋葉原) is a neighborhood in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, generally considered to be the area surrounding Akihabara Station. Administratively, the area named Akihabara is actually found in the Sotokanda (外神田) and Kanda-Sakumachō districts in Chiyoda. There also exists an administrative district called Akihabara in the Taitō ward further north of Akihabara Station, but it is not the place people generally refer to as Akihabara.

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Illuminated facade of a restaurant serving traditional food with fresh vegetables in Chiyoda, Tokyo
Illuminated facade of a restaurant serving traditional food with fresh vegetables in Chiyoda, Tokyo
Illuminated facade of a restaurant serving traditional food and showing baskets of fresh vegetables at the entrance, Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.

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Takashimaya Times Square department store (next to Shinjuku station), Shibuya, Tokyo
Takashimaya Times Square department store (next to Shinjuku station), Shibuya, Tokyo
Takashimaya Times Square department store (next to Shinjuku station), Shibuya, Tokyo

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Detail of the Daikanransha ferris wheel in Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan
Detail of the Daikanransha ferris wheel in Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan
Detail of the Daikanransha ferris wheel at Palette Town in Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan

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Skyscrapers of Shinjuku, January 2009
Skyscrapers of Shinjuku, January 2009
Shinjuku (Japanese: 新宿区, Hepburn: Shinjuku-ku, IPA: [ɕiɲdʑɯkɯ] ), officially called Shinjuku City, is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) as well as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administrative center of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. , the ward has an estimated population of 346,235 and a population density of 18,232 people per km2. The total area is 18.23 km2. Since the end of World War II, Shinjuku has become a major secondary center of Tokyo (fukutoshin), rivaling the original city center in Marunouchi.

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Pedestrians at Shibuya
Pedestrians at Shibuya
Shibuya (渋谷, Shibuya-ku, IPA: [ɕibɯja] ) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. A major commercial and finance center, Shibuya houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shibuya Station and Shinjuku Station. As of April 1, 2022, Shibuya Ward has an estimated population of 228,906 and a population density of 15,149.30 people per km2 (39,263.4/sq mi). The total area is 15.11 km2 (5.83 sq mi). Notable neighborhoods and districts of Shibuya include Harajuku, Ebisu, Omotesandō, Yoyogi and Sendagaya. "Shibuya" is also commonly used to refer to the area surrounding Shibuya Station, an area known as a major center for Japanese fashion and youth culture, and one of Tokyo's most popular nightlife areas.

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Metropolitan Police Department burning at Marunouchi, near Hibiya Park during the 1923 earthquake
Metropolitan Police Department burning at Marunouchi, near Hibiya Park during the 1923 earthquake
Metropolitan Police Department burning at Marunouchi, near Hibiya Park, during the 1923 earthquake

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A satellite view of Japan, 1999
A satellite view of Japan, 1999
A satellite view of Japan, 1999

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Shinano River in Niigata City
Shinano River in Niigata City
The Shinano River in Niigata City. The Shinano River (信濃川, Shinano-gawa), known as the Chikuma River (千曲川, Chikuma-gawa) in its upper reaches, is the longest and widest river in Japan and the third largest by basin area (behind the Tone River and Ishikari River). It is located in northeastern Honshu, rising in the Japanese Alps and flowing generally northeast through Nagano and Niigata Prefectures before emptying into the Sea of Japan. It is designated as a Class A river.

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The new Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building was completed in 1991 in Shinjuku
The new Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building was completed in 1991 in Shinjuku
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building (東京都庁舎, Tōkyō-to Chōsha), also referred to as the Tochō (都庁) for short, is the seat of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which governs the special wards, cities, towns, and villages that constitute the Tokyo Metropolis.

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The Tokyo Tower was built in 1958 from recycled military tanks
The Tokyo Tower was built in 1958 from recycled military tanks
The Tokyo Tower ( Tōkyō tawā, pronounced [toːkʲoː taɰᵝaː] , officially called 日本電波塔, Nippon denpatō, "Japan Radio Tower") is a communications and observation tower in the Shiba-koen district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan, built in 1958. At 332.9 meters (1,092 ft), it is the second-tallest tower in Japan ever since the Tokyo Skytree was constructed which is the tallest tower in Japan at the moment (constructed in 2012). The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations. It was constructed of steel, a third of which was scrap metal taken from US tanks damaged in the Korean War.

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Tokyo Midtown is a 569,000-square-meter (6.1 million sq ft) mixed-use development in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Midtown is a 569,000-square-meter (6.1 million sq ft) mixed-use development in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Midtown (東京ミッドタウン, Tōkyō Middotaun) is a 569,000-square-meter (6.1 million sq ft) mixed-use development in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan. Completed in March 2007, the $3 billion (¥370 billion) project includes office, residential, commercial, hotel, and leisure space, and the new quarters of the Suntory Museum of Art. When completed, the Midtown Tower was the tallest building in Tokyo. The main building complex is surrounded by Hinokicho Park, a 10 acre public park containing green areas along with works of art.

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Tokyo Dome is an indoor stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Dome is an indoor stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム, Tōkyō Dōmu) is an indoor stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a baseball stadium following its predecessor, Korakuen Stadium (whose former site is now occupied by the Tokyo Dome Hotel and a plaza for this stadium). In Japan, it is often used as a unit of size; for example, "the new construction is five times the size of Tokyo Dome."

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The skyscrapers of Shiodome in Minato Ward
The skyscrapers of Shiodome in Minato Ward
Shiodome (汐留) is an area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located adjacent to Shinbashi and Ginza, near Tokyo Bay and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, Shiodome has been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas. It is a collection of 11 tiny town districts or cooperative zones, but generally there are three main areas: Pictured are the skyscrapers of Shiodome in Minato Ward.


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