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ETHNIC FOOD IN SHIN-OKUBO
The diversity of modern Tokyo can be
best experienced in the cosmopolitan,
but down-to-earth, Shin-Okubo
district. It is home to almost every
conceiv able Asian nationality, hence
its sobriquet, “Little Asia.” Apart from
Chinese eateries, Korean barbe ques,
and Burmese restaurants, the area
also has several Thai, Indian, and
Malaysian curry spots.
NTT InterCommunication
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Center
MAP A4 • Tokyo Opera City Tower,
4F, 3-20-2 Nishi-Shinjuku • 5353-0900
• Open 11am–6pm Tue–Sun Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, Sompo Japan
• www.ntticc.or.jp Nipponkoa Museum of Art
Part of the Tokyo Opera City office and
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa
culture complex, the center holds 7
fascinating exhibitions that show the Museum of Art
link between tech nology and creativity. MAP A3 • Sompo Japan Bldg, 42F,
Run by the telecom giant NTT, the per- 1-26-1 Nishi-Shinjuku • 5777-8600
manent and temporary installations, • Open 10am–6pm Tue–Sun • Adm
video art, and interactive displays • www.sjnk-museum.org/en
explore the connection between art, This museum was founded in 1976
media design, and the latest techno to showcase the works of Seiji Togo
wizardry. The excellent video library (1897–1978), an artist whose images,
shows experimental films and video mainly of women, hover between
art, and features the work of cutting- Art Deco, Cubism, and Japanese
edge artists, including Laurie animation figures. There are also a
Anderson and Nam June Paik. number of paintings by European
artists such as Gauguin and Cézanne.
The insurance company that owns
the building made news in the 1980s
“bubble economy” years when it
bought Van Gogh’s Sunflowers for
an unheard-of ¥5 billion.
Takashimaya
8
Times Square
MAP B4 • 5-24-2 Sendagaya,
Shinjuku-ku • 5361-1111 • Open
10am–8:30pm (department store –
other shops may vary)
A shopping haven, this 15-story
department store offers something
for everyone. Besides the fashion
and accessory departments, res-
taurants, cafés, and well-stocked
food base ment, there is a branch of
Tokyu Hands, a large and fascinating
hardware store packed with diverse
items related to daily living. Of
NTT InterCommunication Center special interest to foreigners

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