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Parks and gardens (cont.) Public telephones 166 Rice wine 128, 129
Imperial Palace Garden 11, 45 Public transport 170–71 Rice-bowl dishes 120
Kitanomaru Park 12, 46 buses 170 Rickshaws 170, 171
Kiyosumi Teien Garden 13, 76–7 monorail 170 Rikishi (sumo wrestlers) 20
Koishikawa Botanical Gardens railway network 172–3 masks 52
101 rickshaws 170, 171 Rikugi-en Garden 74
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden 13, subway 172–3 Rinno-ji Temple (Nikko) 100–101
47 taxis 171 Rinzo (Tosho-gu Shrine, Nikko) 102
Kyu Furukawa Teien 74, 75 trams 170–71 Rodin, Auguste, Gate of Hell 51
Kyu Yasuda Teien 76 water buses 170 Ronin (masterless samurai) 26, 27,
Meiji-Jingu Gyoen Garden 66 Puppets, Bunraku 18, 19, 27, 150 78
Minami-ike Shobuda 66 Pure-land Buddhism 24, 25, 26 Roppongi District 13, 16, 61,
Nikko Botanical Garden 101 70–71
Ninomaru Garden 45 R nightlife 152
Odaiba Marine Park 77, 85 Racket Fair 33 safety 162
Ogurayama Park (Nikko) 101 Radio 167 Roppongi Hills 71, 139
Rikugi-en Garden 74 Radio Kaikan 47 Rubens, Peter Paul 51
Sankei-en Garden (Yokohama) 91 Rail travel 172–3 Rugby 148
Shiba Park 12, 43 beyond Tokyo 174–5 Russo-Japanese War 28, 67
Shin Edogawa Garden 75 bullet trains 29, 154–5, 174–5 Ryogoku District 13, 73, 76
Shinjuku-Gyoen Garden 11, 32 Oigawa Steam Railroad 97 Ryogoku Sumo Hall 13, 21, 76,
Shiokaze Park 85 on-board facilities 175 148, 149
Ueno Park 13, 32, 37, 50–51 passes 175 Ryokan 108, 110–11, 115
Wadakura Fountain Park 44 private lines 172, 174 arriving at a ryokan 110
Yamashita Park (Yokohama) 91 routes and fares 172–3 bathing arrangements 111
Yokoamicho Park 76 station signs and facilities 174–5 eating arrangements 111
Yoyogi Park 12, 66 to/from airports 168, 169 meals 116
see also National Parks; Theme Tokyo Station 11, 12, 13, 172, 174 wearing yukata 110–11
parks Rainbow Bridge 43, 77, 85 what is a ryokan? 110
Pasmo card 170, 173 Rainfall 32, 156
Passes Ramen 119, 120, 122 S
Japan Rail Pass 168, 175 Regional cuisine 123 Sacred Fountain (Tosho-gu Shrine,
other rail passes 175 Reservations Nikko) 102
Pasmo card 170, 173 hotels 108 Sacred Stable (Tosho-gu Shrine,
Suica card 170, 173 restaurants 116 Nikko) 103
Passports 156–7, 159 Respect 160 Safety
carrying 162 Responsible tourism 159 personal security 162–3
lost/stolen 163 Restaurants 116–37 travel safety advice 157, 159
Pearl Harbor 29 Beyond Tokyo 136–7 Sai, Lake 98
Pensions 111, 114–15 Central Tokyo 130–31 Saicho 24
Performing arts, traditional 150–51 entering a restaurant or bar 117 Saigo Takamori, statue 51
Perry, Commodore Matthew 27 Farther Afield 134–5 St Mary’s Cathedral 16
Personal security 162–3 Flavors of Japan 122–3 Sake 128, 129
Pharmacies 163 food customs, etiquette, and shops 144, 145
Phrase book 200–204 taboos 117 Sakhalin 23
Physical contact, attitudes to 160 Izakaya and dining bars 118 Sales tax 138
Pickpockets 162 The Japanese meal 124 Samba Festival 31
Planetarium (Sunshine 60) 74 kaiseki ryori 118 Samurai
Plum viewing 33 meals and meal times 116 history 25, 27, 28
Police 162, 163 noodle 119 Kamakura 94
Politeness 160 Northern Tokyo 131–2 martial arts 20–21
Pollock, Jackson 51 other Asian 119 Sengaku-ji Temple 78
Portable shrines 30, 31 prices and paying 116 San’ai Building 41
Portsmouth, Treaty of 28 reading the menu 120–21 Sanbutsu-do (Rinno-ji Temple,
Portuguese traders 25, 26, 27 recommended 117, 130–37 Nikko) 100
Postal services 167 reservations and dress code 116 Sanja Matsuri 30
Prada Aoyama 12, 16, 70, 142, 143 set menus 116 Sankei-en Garden (Yokohama) 91
Prices speciality 118 Sanmon Gate (Kencho-ji Temple,
accommodation 108 sushi and sashimi 118, 126–7 Kamakura) 94, 95
admissions 157 tipping 116 Sanmon Gate (Zojo-ji Temple) 17,
restaurants 116 types of 118–19 43
shopping 138 vegetarian food 119 Sanno Matsuri 71
Printemps 41 Western 119 Sanno-Sai 31
Private railway lines 172, 174, 175 Western Tokyo 132–4 Sannomaru Shozokan 45
Public conveniences 158 what to drink in Tokyo 128–9 Sashimi 126–7
Public holidays 33 Rice crackers 120 health and safety 163

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