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B1F in Ameyoko Center Building
B1F inAmeyokoCenterBuilding
Grocery stores for ethnic food materials on B1F in Ameyoko Center Building
Rare food materials are brought from all over the world
Some of you like to walk freely around market places in South-east Asian courtiers, India, or the Middle East. There is an ethnic food market in “Ameyoko.” You may be interested in looking something unfamiliar foodstuffs and groceries on the basement floor in Ameyoko Center Building. You must feel like you were in a market place in the South-east Asian country. You can hear no more conversation in Japanese, but in Chinese, Korean, Thai, or Vietnamese instead. Smell from seafood, meat, and spices are different from ours. Variety foodstuffs from Asian countries are displayed at about 10 shops on the basement floor.
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| It is full of exoticism with different smell from ethnic foodstuffs. Nobody doubts that you may in a grocery store in Hong Kong. |
The basement floor of Ameyoko Center Building is a kind of wonderland where rare food materials mainly from Asian countries, such asChina,Thailand,India, andPhilippines are on sale. You may be choked with something different smell of Asian food soon after the automatic door is opened at the entrance of the basement floor. People usually hesitate to step down to the basement floor.
However, there is a variety of ethnic restaurants nearby JR Ueno Station. The floor is specialized for those restaurant owners.
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| Unfamiliar bunches of banana are displayed. Mainly, Chinese foodstuffs are selling here. |
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| At glance, it looks like a normal Japanese seafood monger’s shop, but something different. |
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| Chops of unknown parts of meat are roughly displayed at a butcher’s shop. |
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| A variety of groceries are also available here. Packs of “mKfGn” rice vermicelli, “harusame” gelatin noodles, beans, and other items are crammed on the shelves. |
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| A variety seasonings and different brands of canned or bottled juice are also on display. |
| AmeyokoCenterBuildingCoop | |
| Address: | 〒110-0005 |
| Ueno 4-7-8, Taito-ku,Tokyo,Japan | |
| Phone: | 03-3831-0069 |
| Business hours: | 10:00-20:00 |
| Closed on: | 3rd Wed. |
| URL: | http://www.ameyoko-center-bldg.com/ |
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Loading...Moses’s Kebab / Shop 2
Moses’s Kebab / Shop 2
Can enjoy a full-bodied kebab with quite reasonable price
Well-known best sandwich around the world “kebab.”
A savory smell of beef or chicken and fresh vegetable wrapped in a piece of pita bread, is now very popular among visitors to “Ameyoko” market, including people from overseas.
While there are a number of chain restaurants serving döner kebab in Japan, “Moses’s Kebab” is a proprietorship under Mr. Moses fromGhana.
Even it is a kind of roadside stand, there are four benches in front of the stand, and so you can enjoy eating there. A piece of kebab is actually not easy to finish while standing.
Nice roasting fragrant is in the air when you approach to the stand.
Both, roast beef and chicken are served for their kebabs, so you can order one of them, or mixed of both.
Their sauce is categorized in five levels of hotness; each of them has a very unique name.
| 1、ORIGINAL（Akachan Special） | |
| Home-made original mayonnaise＋ketchup sauce | |
| 2、MIX（Inoue Special） | |
| Home-made original mayonnaise＋chili sauce | |
| 3、CHILLI（Takizawa Special） | |
| “Pili-kara” burning sauce | |
| 4、MIX＋CHILI（Kobayashi Special） | |
| Mix sauce + Chili sauce | |
| 5、CHILLI×2（Yamazaki Special） | |
| Extremely hot sauce | |
A piece of kebab is 500 Japanese yen, no matter you order beef, chicken, or mixes of both meat. If you order a set with a middle size drink, it will be 600 Japanese yen.
Four layers of vegetable and meat are wrapped in a piece of pita bread in semicircular shape.
Vegetable is consisted of mainly chopped cabbage and a few cuts of tomato and cheese are mixed together.
| Moses’s Kebab / Shop 2 | |
| Address: | 〒110-0005 |
| 1FAmeyokoCenterBuilding | |
| Ueno 4-7-8, Taito-ku,Tokyo,Japan | |
| Phone: | 03-3837-4774 |
| Business hours: | 9:00-21:00 |
| Closed on: | None |
| URL: | http://www.guidenet.jp/shop/221z/ |
(3 投票, 平均値/最大値: 5.00 / 5)Loading...“Kyoto from Inside and Outside: Scenes on Panels and Folding Screens”
A special exhibition concerning old Kyoto art about 400 years ago is being held at Tokyo National Museum in Ueno Tokyo Oct.2-Dec.1. (http://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=1610&lang=en)
Beautiful and artistic panels and folding screens dipicting K yoto scenes, or pictures owned by Ryoanji temple, Nijyojo castle, and decorating the omperial palace in Kyoto about 400 years ago are shown, some of which are currently owned by museums in US. Special effect video clips of a huge size to enjoy changing seasons in the dry landscape garden of Ryoanji has strong impact. Some works came back to Japan for the first time in about 80 years. I went to the event today and found All the works there so breathtaking magestic and profound, which conveys the image of days in 400 years ago in elegant Kyoto.
(1 投票, 平均値/最大値: 5.00 / 5)Loading...Chicken man Ameyoko Store
Chicken man Ameyoko Store
Well-done Western style roast chicken
You can enjoy chicken in “Ameyoko” market of Tokyo downtown. A very casual environment you can eat sitting or standing while watching all the excitement of the only free and old style market in Tokyo. “Chicken man” serves roast chicken just after cooked in their kitchen. They serve real Western style roast chicken at very reasonable price, which is seasoned with salt, pepper, and herbs, but without using fat. It is a convenient restaurant when you are a bit hungry.
The group has another dinning bar style restaurant in “Roppongi.” Compare to their sister restaurant in “Roppongi” that in “Ameyoko” is just like a casual roadside stand.
Whole pieces of skewered chicken are spinning in the roaster arranged on the bar in front of the restaurant. Although, you can take out their roast chicken, most delicious one is bite just after cooked hot chicken at their restaurant.
There is a variety of attractive menu items, but most recommendable one is a set of quarter-size chicken with potato (500 Japanese yen).
Taste of potato is not bad here which is cooked with meat broth from upper part of the roaster.
A kitchen staff cut quarter size out from the whole piece of roasted chicken, then put a bit salt, pepper, and basil powder.
If you like, put a bit of chili sauce on it.
You can enjoy simple but tender taste of real roast chicken, when you bite it. Its crispy skin is also delicious with good taste.
And pieces of chopped potatoes cooked with meat broth from upper part of the roaster, which I have mentioned, is wonderful.
You may need one more glass of beer.
| Chicken man Ameyoko Store | |
| Address: | 〒110-0005 |
| 1FAmeyokoCenterBuilding | |
| Ueno 4-7-8, Taito-ku,Tokyo,Japan | |
| Phone: | 03-3835-8089 |
| Business hours: | 10:00-20:00 |
| Closed on: | None |
| URL: | http://www.chickenman.jp/english/ameyoko.html |
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Ishiyama-shoten-Store No.3
An influential seafood store in the entrance area
Among the bustling stores on the “Ame-yoko” street, “Ishiyama” attracts the attention of the people with vivid voice of the store staff and variety of seafood items displayed.
Just located behind the statue of “Nigiwai-no-zo,” “Ishiyama” sells various kinds of high quality seafood items and delicacies at very competitive prices, such as crab, lobster, tuna, salmon, “sujiko” salted salmon roe, “mentaiko” salted cod roe, and various kinds of seaweed.
During the year-end and New Year holiday season, they sell bargain seafood items used for auspicious occasions, such as “taraba” king crab, “kegani” hairy crab, “zuwaigani” snow crab, and “ara-maki-zake” salted salmon.
While this special season, “Ishiyama” extends their business hours longer than the usual.
| Ishiyama-shoten | |
| Address: | 〒110-0005 |
| 1FAmeyokoCenterBuilding, | |
| Ueno 4-7-8, Taito-ku,Tokyo,Japan | |
| Phone: | 03-3833-6668 |
| Fax: | 03-3833-6675 |
| Business hours: | 9:00-19:00 |
| Closed on: | 3rd Wed. |
| URL: | http://www.ameyoko.net/m/shop/382 |
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Shimizu-suisan-shokuhin
Popular seafood store for “O-toro” and “Chutoro” fatty tuna at competitive prices
“Shimizu” is running business just near the statue of “nigiwai-zo.” Prices on their seafood is always based on their policy “customer first”, for example, “bachi” big eye tuna 1,000 yen/400-450g, 120g×10 salmon slices.
“Now, it is just 1,000 yen enough!” A vivid voice of the store staff attracts your arrival. A large number of fatty tuna packages are on display, so you are hard to select among them. Most packages have set priced on from 4,000 to 5,000 yen, but they are welling to sell them at 1,000 yen at their bargain sale.
Conversation between a customer and the store staff goes on like that;
The store staff: “They are all 1,000 yen. It is the best buy.”
While, the customer is confusing,
The store staff: “How about add one more package of “toro” pinky tuna on it. So it will be 2,000 yen altogether.”
The customer: “I won’t be able to finish two packages. I would like to have just one package enough.”
The store staff: “They are all good quality tuna. Try to choose good one among them, if you like.” (Citizens in “shitamchi” Tokyo tend to be short-tempered.)
The customer: “I like this.” He could buy the highest price fatty tuna in 1,000 yen, which was priced on 5,830 yen.
| Shimizu-suisan-shokuhin | |
| Address: | 〒110-0005 |
| #107,AmeyokoPlaza, | |
| Ueno 6-10-7, Taito-ku,Tokyo,Japan | |
| Phone: | 03-3836-4700 |
| Business hours: | 9:00-19:30 |
| Closed on: | 2nd Wednesday |
| URL: | http://www.ameyoko.net/m/shop/274 |
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Daimaru-shoten
A wholesaler for high quality “nori” dried laver at reasonable prices
“Daimaru” has running business here in “ame-yoko” as a wholesaler of “nori” dried laver since 1947. It is the largest store in the district where domestic “nori” dried laver, green tea powder, and “konbu” dried sea tangle are on display. They are dealing with only high quality goods with reasonable prices, for example a pack (100 pieces) of “nori” dried laver is just 1,000 yen.
They are also dealing with Korean food, such as red pepper and tteokbokki. As well as local Japanese citizens, the shop has a large number of Korean customers.
Tteokbokki, also known as ddeokbokki, topokki (in Japan) or dukboki, is a popular Korean snack food which is commonly purchased from street vendors or pojangmacha. Originally it was called tteokjjim (떡찜), and was a braised dish of sliced “mochi” rice cake, meat, eggs, and seasoning.
You can find variety of food materials for souvenir and daily use as well.
Bargain goods
“Ariake” brand toasted laver
Standard size 50 pieces 1,000 yen
Good taste “ariake” brand from Kyushu.
Although, some pieces in the package has defects, such as crinkles, tiny holes, they are still good quality as your daily use at very competitive price. It is one of the best seller goods.
“Sanwa” brand “yuzu-cha”; an aromatic citron tea
7,500 yen (1 kg×9 pieces)
In Korea, there is a traditional tea called ‘yuzu citron tea’ (pronounced yujicha), which is made by diluting yuzu citron simmered like marmalade with hot water or water. Traditional citron tea from Korea is very sweet and rich in vitamin C. In summer, cold citron tea and citron tea sour are also recommendable. “Sanwa” brand is one of the best among Korean citron tea products.
Roasted Korean laver “Sanbuza”（三夫子）
500 yen (3 pieces in a pack)
One of the popular roasted Korean lavers “Sanbuza” （三夫子） brand is on sale at very competitive price. Please order more than 4 packs at once.
| Daimaru-shoten | |
| Address: | 〒110-0005 |
| Ueno 6-10-13, Taito-ku,Tokyo,Japan | |
| Phone: | 03-3831-2997 |
| Fax: | 03-3831-6955 |
| Business hours: | 10:00-20:00 |
| Closed on: | New Years day |
| URL: | http://www.daimaru-k.net/ |
| e-mail: | info@daimaru-k.net |
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New Fruits
Not only putting concern on look of fruits but for good taste with reasonable prices
Though cuts of fruits do not look beautiful, they are all sweet enough. Right in front of the shop, there are variety of fruits cuts with reasonable prices are on display. Especially fresh cuts of fruits are very popular among tourists, including from overseas.
Soon after placed on the showcase, these cuts of fresh pine and melon are sold out. Each fresh cut is sold at only 100-120 yen.
| New Fruits | |
| Address: | 〒110-0005 |
| Ueno 6-11-2, Taito-ku,Tokyo,Japan | |
| Phone: | 03-3831-9812 |
| Fax: | 03-3831-9812 |
| Business hours: | 10:00-20:00 |
| Closed on: | Wed. or Thu. |
| URL: | http://www.ameyoko.net/m/shop/295 |
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Shimura Shoten
“Bergen Sale for Chocolate at Shimura” is one of the must in Ame-yoko
“Add one more piece to boot!” Store staff jams variety of chocolate into a plastic bag selling in 1,000 yen. Chocolate Bergenat “Shimura” is now a popular event in “Ame-yoko” market.
“Shimura” has started this style bergensale since 1983. A quantity in a plastic bag sold at 1,000 yen usually contains over 2,500 to 3,000 yen at worth.
Even you do not like to buy any sweets, it is worth to visit and see their chocolate bergensale.
“Shimura” is just located at the left side of the “Ame-yoko” gate. You can easily find a large signboard among other stores and shops for seafood or clothes. “Why don you buy good chocolate!” Vivid voice of store staff is heard. As soon as guests come arrive in front of the shop, their discount sale will start.
Jam a variety of chocolate into a plastic bag at 1,000 yen
”See, here is a pack of macadamia nuts chocolate and 12 pieces of “high-chu” which will cost over 2,000 yen, you know!” The store staff put them into a plastic bag. “Add one or two more!” He is trying to jam more chocolate items into the bag, continuously.Now the bag is full of chocolate, so you may buy it at 1,000 yen. You must be surprised at the quantity of the bag when you open the bag at your home.
| Shimura-shoten | |
| Address: | 〒110-0005 |
| Ueno 6-11-3, Taito-ku,Tokyo,Japan | |
| Phone: | 03-3831-2454 |
| Fax: | 03-3831-2457 |
| Business hours: | 9:00-19:00 |
| Closed on: | None |
| URL: | http://homepage3.nifty.com/ameyoko/ |
| e-mail: | ameyoko@nifty.com |
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Kawatatsu-shoten
Wholesaler for delicacies and nuts at bargain prices
The highlight is their rich stock of delicacies such as peanuts, “amaguri” sweet roasted chestnuts, and tidbits in the store. Their prices and volume overwhelm other stores in the area and it is also famed for their vivid “tatakiuri” bargain sale.
Most visitors are surprised on their discounted prices with large quantity of goods.
One of the clerks recommended me to buy additional packs of dry fruits or nuts when I tried to buy just a pack of raisin. He gave me his special discounted rate 1,000 yen for additional two more packs. Finally, he outlasted me to buy three packs altogether. So I had to pay 1,000 yen after picking up packs of chestnuts and almond. When I finish paying, he put one more pack of dry banana chips into my plastic bag without additional payment, so I could get four different packs in 1,000 yen.
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| “Add one more package on this price!” Vivid voice of shop staff attracts your arrival to the store. |
| Kawatatsu-shoten | |
| Address: | 〒110-0005 |
| Ueno 6-11-7, Taito-ku,Tokyo,Japan | |
| Phone: | 03-3831-9309 |
| Fax: | 03-3831-9309 |
| Business hours: | 9:00-20:00 |
| Closed on: | None |
| URL: | http://www.ameyoko.net/shop/315 |
(2 投票, 平均値/最大値: 5.00 / 5)Loading...Ameya-Yokocho
”Nigiwai-no-zo” or stone image of prosperity stands just in front of the Ameyoko Center Building.
Ameya-Yokocho
More than 400 specialty stores are clustered close together in the discount market where most people lose their senses of prices.
Under the viaduct for JR Yamate Line between “Ueno” to “Okachimachi” stations, various kinds of stores are clustered close together. This is “Ameyoko Shopping Street” which is a most famous discount market in Japan.
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| The Ameyoko Center Building divides into two streets. On the Ameyoko Street, there are a large number of small grocery stores and seafood shops. On the contrary, “Uenka” or Ueno Nakadori Shopping Street is mainly occupied by clothing and fashion related shops. |
We feel something nostalgic atmosphere even in a milling crowd, this is because we can enjoy shopping while exchanging words with store clerks.
“Ameyoko” or “Ameya-Yokochō” is one of the most popular shopping streets in Ueno. It is located under and along the JR line between Ueno and Okachimachi. Its official name is “Ameyoko Shoten-gai Rengokai”(アメ横商店街連合会), but it is often called “Ameyoko,” “Ueno-ameyoko,” or “Ameyoko Shoten-gai,” and most shops in the street put “Ameyoko” beside of their names. The length of the shopping street is about 400 meters and over 400 retail stores are running business here.
“Tokyo Edo Theater” in the NHK TV drama
The shooting for the recent popular NHK TV drama “Ama-chan” was on location in Ameyoko. In the story, “Tokyo Edo Theater” for the popular singing group “Ameyoko Jogakuen” was located in the Ameyoko Center Building.
Brief history of the “Ameya-Yokocho”
After World War II, the black market was developed in the area, and a variety of goods were displayed in the street. Especially, more than 200 “ameya” candy shops existed here, so citizens commonly called the shopping street as “ameyoko.” Even now, a few candy shops still running business here.
It used to be a very crowded housing area consisted of small private houses and old row houses. During World War II, compulsory evacuation was done because there was the electric substation for JR line and citizens tried to avoid danger from Tokyo Air Raid.
Finally, the area was completely destroyed by the air raid in 1945. Among number of shanties and shops, stall keepers also started business in the district after the war. They were commonly called “yami-ichi” or illegal stall keepers.
Without sufficient moral, there were frequent struggles between outlaws, such as “gurentai” hooligans and “boryokudan” gangsters. Gunfire cases were often seen even in the daytime. Officers from both American MP and Japanese police were in charge against them.
Tokyo municipal government could not govern the aria, and plead with businessman Mr. Hirokichi Kondo for organizing the market called “Kondo Market.” He carefully selected 80 members and excluded dubious people from the market. The area was gradually normalized after that.
Most Koreans were excluded from the market, because they illegally run business in the district. They had no choice but moved to Higashi-ueno for setting up their own market so-called “kimuchi-yokocho.”
As time passed, “Ameyoko Center Building” was built at the old site of JR Electric Substation in 1982, and the area has became the present circumstances.
“Ameyoko” is still attractive in a bewitching way with the black market period atmosphere
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| Under the JR elevated railway line, a large number of small stores selling for various kinds of food items, such as fresh seafood, meat, groceries, imported candies, are located. |
At present, according to the type of business, stores are intensively lined in the market, such as food (mainly seafood and groceries), clothes, miscellaneous goods, and jewels and ornaments.
It is just a small scale market in about 10 minutes walk, but you need more than 20 to 30 minutes on the end of the year, because a large number of citizens tend to come arrive and purchase fresh seafood for the new years holidays.
The crowded market in December is often introduced on TV and brings us the real feeling of the end of the year.
During this special season, almost all of stores in the market display food for the New Year holidays, and even some stores dealing in Western-style apparel and accessories stop running business and rent temporally their stores to food dealers. It becomes something like the Tsukiji Fish Market. Compare to “Ameya-yokocho,” the Tsukiji Fish Market is a municipal enterprise under Tokyo-to, and mainly for seafood wholesalers, but not for general citizens.
On the other hand, “Ameya-yokocho” is for citizens and prices will be discounted depending on your negotiations with store clerks.
In 1980s, seafood stores had been reduced in number at the market because of the trend toward the nuclear family. On the other hand, sports supply shops have been increased in 1990s for attracting young people.
On the basement floor of the “Ameyoko Center Building,” there are a number of stores for special ethnic food materials, such as for Chinese and Indian dishes. You can hear different sound of conversation between these Chinese or Indian arrivals and shop clerks.
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| You may lose in a maze in the Ameyoko Market. Try to enjoy treasure hunting at each characteristic shop, such as rare brand watches, knives, and lighters. |
Every day in the yearend, the market will be crowded with 500,000 arrivals including sightseeing people from all over Japan. Of course it is only for the busiest period, and the market normally has about 100,000 arrivals a day. Contrarily to other shopping streets in Japan, it is not depended on local customers.
If you hear death growl of clerks at seafood shop front, usually salmon or tuna is on sale at the special discounted prices.
Most other seafood is usually dealt with the price tag, and hard to ask discount, but discount sale will be expected in the evening. At the end of the year, most stores display special supplies for the holiday season.
Some general merchandise stores in the market sometimes rent their space for these seafood dealers for this busiest season.
Usually seafood items will be dealt with higher prices, but there are still discount sale on this busiest season.
Excluding some defective article, most items of fruit are not on discount sale.
During the Showa period, most cosmetics were sold at about 20 percent discounted prices.
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IMF(International Monetary Fund) and WBG(World bank Group) Annual meetings were held in Tokyo for the first time in 48 years Oct.9-14.(http://www.imf-wb.2012tokyo.mof.go.jp/en/index.html)
Japan hosted such meetings 48 years ago which was the very same year that Japan hosted Tokyo Olympics, which was a remarkable symbolic event of Japan’s successful recovery form the economic recession due to the post war aftermaths of WW2. Now, the Japan’s economic, political, and social positions and international community’s situations have drastically changed as well. This time the second time’s phases have shown the historic exaltation of the country.
There were four venues of the event, namely, TIF(Tokyo International Forum),IM(Imperial Hotel),Hotel Okura, and TCCI (Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry), all of which are located in the very center of this capital of Japan . Totally official participants were from 187 countries and registered visitors and participants , their dependents amounted to about 20,000. Top economic leaders of the world got together and Tokyo soaked in the heat and excitement of the great festivity. On the 12th, the plenary and official banquet hosted by Noda, the prime minister of Japan were held.
There were about 20 official hotels designated as official accommodation for the participants and dependents and special hospitality programs were prepared which provided them with various short trips such as on-day visit to Yokohama, visiting Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo Sky Tree just built in this year, shopping at depachika (basement floors in department stores ),cultural experience tour such as a tea ceremony, learning how to wear kimono, and so forth. A lot of participants and other registered visitors enjoyed those short tours or traditional Japanese cultural experiencing events.
The local host of the Annual Meetings were MOF (Minister of Finance) and Bank of Japan, Tokyo Metropolitan Government ,and so many people including volunteer staffers, pro tour guides, escorts and others attended the visitors from all over the world. The hosts, the government, and others say more than 10 billion yen revenue can be expected from this greatly worldwide financial series of events. We hope this has influenced betterment of Japanese economy, tourism, and society as a whole.
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Blossoms on the “someiyoshino” variety of cherry trees fully bloomed in several areas in Japan, including Tokyo and Nagoya, slightly later than usual.
Full blooms in central Tokyo three days later than usual, after at least 80 percent of buds on a benchmark tree at Yasukuni Shrine had opened, satisfying the official criteria for the declaration. Read the rest of this entry »
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Nozomi Ohashi was named as an ambassador over the weekend to promote the popularity of two giant pandas that arrived at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo from China.
Ohashi made her drama debut at the age of three and she debuted as a singer with the theme song for the animated film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea in 2007.
“I love pandas because they are very cute. Please everybody, come to see them,” the 11-year-old singer said in an event Saturday at the zoo.
Ueno Zoo has been without a giant panda for the first time since 1972, when a pair arrived to mark the signing of a peace treaty between Japan and China. Ling Ling, a panda who came to Tokyo in 1992, died in April 2008 at the age of 22, which in human terms is equivalent to about 70.
Zoo director Teruyuki Komiya said the pandas, a pair of 5-year-olds that arrived Feb. 21 on lease from China, were in good health.
The zoo plans to begin showing the pandas to the public in late March.
Ueno Zoo is Japan’s oldest and most famous zoo, opened on March 20, 1882. The zoo is located within Ueno Park, a large urban park that is home to several museums, a small amusement park, and other attractions.
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Asakusa Hello Kitty Money
The Asakusa (浅草) shopping and tourist area of Tokyo is going partially in that direction as it’s going to be soon issuing real Hello Kitty Money that can be used in the area for exchange. Read the rest of this entry »
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