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Golden Gai NORTHERN
Viewed in the day time TOKYO
these scruffy alleys look
anything but golden.
Most of the bars here
are just wide enough CENTRAL
TOKYO
for a bar, a counter, and WESTERN
TOKYO
a row of stools. Each has
a set of regulars – from
writers to bikers – and
quite a few welcome Locator Map
strangers inside. See Tokyo Street Finder Map 1

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S K N Hanazono Shrine
Y A – Founded in the mid-17th century, this
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K I Shinto shrine is a calm and surprising oasis
S H among the concrete towers. In the tree-
filled compound are a reconstructed
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traditional vermilion-and-white building
and several Inari fox statues.
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Isetan Department Store
Top Japanese and Western designer boutiques make this
Flags café is a stylish store a favorite with Tokyo’s affluent young. The food
convenient coffee stop hall in the basement is also worth a visit. On the 8th floor of
opposite Mitsukoshi the Shinkan annex building, the Isetan Art Museum has
department store. interesting special exhibitions.

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