Iriya in Tokyo
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Yoshiwara

For the Yoshiwara nightclub in the 1927 Fritz Lang film see Metropolis. For tha area in Mumbai, see Oshiwara Yoshiwara (吉原) was a famous yūkaku in Edo, present-day Tōkyō, Japan. In the early 17th century, there was widespread male and female prostitution throughout the cities of Kyoto, Edo, and Osaka. To counter this, an order of Tokugawa Hidetada of the Tokugawa shogunate restricted prostitution to designated city districts.

Located at 35.724, 139.796 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Red-light districts in Japan, Sexuality in Japan, Commoners of Edo-period Japan, Edo period

Tokyo National Museum

The Tokyo National Museum, or TNM, established in 1872, is the oldest Japanese national museum. The museum collects, houses, and preserves a comprehensive collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan. The museum holds over 110,000 objects, which includes 87 Japanese National Treasure holdings and 610 Important Cultural Property holdings (as of July 2005). The museum also conducts research and organizes educational events related to its collection.

Located at 35.7189, 139.776 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Art museums established in 1872, History museums in Japan, National museums of Japan, Asian art museums, Art museums and galleries in Tokyo, Archaeological museums in Japan, Ueno Park, Buildings of the Meiji period, 1872 establishments in Japan

Kappabashi-dori

Kappabashi-dori, also known just as Kappabashi or Kitchen Town, is a street in Tokyo between Ueno and Asakusa which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives and other kitchen utensils, mass-produced crockery, restaurant furniture, ovens and decorations, through to esoteric items such as the plastic display food (sampuru, derived from English sample) found outside Japanese restaurants.

Located at 35.7168, 139.789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Geography of Tokyo

Uguisudani Station

Uguisudani Station is a railway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The name relates to a valley where formerly many Japanese Bush Warblers (uguisu) were found.

Located at 35.7221, 139.778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Stations of East Japan Railway Company, Railway stations in Tokyo

Tokyo Research Institute for Cultural Properties

One of the two research institutes in Japan that are comprised by the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, an independent administrative institution created in 2001. Based in Tokyo, the Tokyo Research Institute for Cultural Properties (東京文化財研究所, Tōkyō Bunkazai Kenkyū-jo, commonly known as Tobunken) is dedicated to the preservation and utilization of cultural properties.

Located at 35.7207, 139.776 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Research institutes in Japan, 2001 establishments in Japan, Japanese studies

Ryōunkaku

The Ryōunkaku (凌雲閣, Ryōunkaku, lit. Cloud-Surpassing Pavilion or Cloud-Surpassing Tower) was Japan's first western-style skyscraper. It stood in the Asakusa district of Tokyo from 1890 until its demolition following the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923. The Asakusa Jūnikai, as it was called affectionately by Tokyoites, was the most popular attraction in Tokyo, and a showcase for new technologies as it housed Japan's first electric elevator.

Located at 35.7156, 139.793 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Towers completed in 1890, Skyscrapers in Tokyo, Former buildings and structures of Japan, Demolished buildings and structures, Buildings of the Meiji period

Asakusa Station (Tsukuba Express)

is a train station of the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company located in the Asakusa district of Taito, Tokyo, Japan. Its station number is 03. Note that Asakusa Station of Tokyo Metro, the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation and Tobu Railway is located about 600 m to the east of this station.

Located at 35.7132, 139.792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Tokyo, Stations of Tsukuba Express, Asakusa

Hanayashiki

is an amusement park in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo that has operated since 1853. It is operated by Hanayashiki Co. Ltd. , a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. It is claimed to be the oldest amusement park in Japan.

Located at 35.7155, 139.795 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in Tokyo, Amusement parks in Japan, 1853 establishments in Japan, Namco Bandai Holdings, Buildings and structures in Tokyo

Inarichō Station

Inarichō Station is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, located in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan.

Located at 35.7114, 139.783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Tokyo, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Stations of Tokyo Metro

Iriya Station (Tokyo)

Iriya Station is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.

Located at 35.7207, 139.785 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations in Tokyo

Minowa Station

Minowa Station is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.

Located at 35.7298, 139.792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Tokyo

Denkikan

The Denkikan was the first dedicated movie theater in Japan. Originally a hall built in Asakusa's Rokku theater district to present spectacles featuring electricity ("denki" in Japanese), it was converted into a movie theater in October 1903 by Yoshizawa Shōten, the most successful of the film companies at the time.

Located at 35.7131, 139.793 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cinemas in Japan