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dark-blue-suited men to the On the 17th floor is THE SKY
many exclusive establish- revolving restaurant, which
ments lining the streets here. serves Chinese, Japanese, and
About 200 m (220 yards) Western cuisine (diners can EAT
along Aoyama-dori from choose the ingredients and
Akasaka-Mitsuke Station is the chefs will prepare it on the
Toyokawa Inari Shrine (also spot), and offers stunning Maruhachi
called Myogon-ji). With its 360-degree views across The food served at this
red lanterns and flags, and central Tokyo and the Imperial friendly izakaya can be
dozens of statues of foxes Palace. In the grounds and washed down with
(the traditional messengers open to all is the 400-year-old shochu (sweet potato
of Inari, a Shinto rice deity), garden of Kato Kiyomasa, lord and rice liquor) or
this is a pleasant place to of Kyushu’s Kumamoto area. awamori (made from
linger for a while. South of Akasaka-Mitsuke long-grain rice).
Back past the station and Station is the shrine of Hie  B9 ⌂ 2-10-12
over the moat, you will see a Jinja, which was erected in Dogenzaka, Shibuya
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featured. This is the huge, Each year in mid-June the
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here with a grand procession crafts beautiful dishes.
of 50 mikoshi (portable Order the “Dentucky
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Toyokawa Inari Shrine 
in the Akasaka District,
lined by dozens of fox
statues (inset)

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