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EAT

TY Harbor
Serving up burgers,
steaks, and crab cakes
on the waterfront, Ty
Harbor also brews its
own beer.
⌂ 2-1-3 Higashi-
shinagawa, Shinagawa
§ (03) 5479-4555


Tokyo Rāmen
Kokugi-kan
Six ramen shops
offering Sapporo-style
miso ramen, Hakata-
Yebisu Beer Museum (ritual disembowlment) for style tonkotsu (pork
' ⌂ 4-20-1 Ebisu, Shibuya drawing his sword when bone) ramen, and more.
§ (03) 5423-7255 # 11am– goaded by Lord Kira. Denied
7pm Tue–Sun (last adm for the right to seek revenge, 47 ⌂ Aqua City Odaiba 5F,
tours till 5:10pm) of Asano’s retainers (or ronin), 1-7-1 Daiba, Minato
§ (03) 3599-4700
led by Oishi Kura nosuke,
plotted in secret. In 1702, they 
7 attacked Kira’s house and
beheaded him, presenting
Sengaku-ji the head to Asano’s grave at Odaiba Takoyaki
Museum
泉岳寺 Sengaku­ji. They in turn were Seven different stalls
sentenced to seppuku and are
⌂ 2-11-1 Takanawa, Minato dish up variations on
 Sengaku-ji Stn, Toei buried here. Inside the temple the classic fried batter
Asakusa line # Museum: gate and up the steps is the and octopus balls.
well where the ronin washed
9am–4:30pm (to 4pm Oct– Kira’s head. Farther ahead on ⌂ Decks Tokyo Beach,
Mar) ∑ sengakuji.or.jp 1-6-1 Daiba, Minato
the right are the retainers’ § (03) 3599-6500
This is the site of the climax of graves. Back at the base of 
Japan’s favorite tale the steps is a museum with
of loyalty and artifacts from the incident,
revenge, re told which you can visit for a fee.
in the play
Chushingura and
many movies. studio’s founder Hayao
Lord Asano 8 "\-= Miyazaki personally designed
was sen­ Ghibli Museum this museum with the aim
tenced to 三鷹の森ジブリ美 of making fans feel as if they
death by 術館 have stepped straight into
seppuku ⌂ 1-1-83 Shimoren- the sets of Princess Mononoke
jaku, Mitaka (1997), Spirited Away (2001),
£ Mitaka Stn, Chūō and many more of his films.
line # 10am–6pm The museum features a
Wed–Mon ¢ Dec whimsical children’s play­
28–Jan 2 ∑ ghibli- ground, a cinema showing
museum.jp short films, and collections of
original drawings from the
Japanese animation famous films, as well as
Statue of ronin company Studio Ghibli charming cafés and shops.
leader Oishi is known throughout Tickets must be booked in
Kuranosuke the world for its Oscar­ advance online as none are
at Sengaku-ji winning anime. The available at the gate.
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