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Green Tea at Rikugi-en
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Sun and
Moon Yoga
Run by a Californian woman
and her Japanese husband,
both writers, the
studio offers classes
and workshops in
breathing, meditation,
and various styles of
yoga. The Zen-like
setting creates a
soothing ambience.
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Map C2 • Meguro Eki
Mae Mansion, Higashi Guchi
Building, Kami Osaki 3-1-5, Suite 204,
Shinagawa-ku • 3280-6383
Set beautifully near Rikugi-
en's large pond, with an
immaculate lawn in front,
Fukiage-no-chaya
teahouse serves
matcha
powdered
green tea and tiny
Japanese sweets,
similar to those at
Takimi-no-chaya, a
teahouse cantilevered
over an inlet of the
pond
(see p47)
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Nature Study Institute
Green Tea, Rikugi-en garden
and Park
This spacious, undeveloped track
of nature is formed from an
untouched section of the original
Musashino Plain. This wonder-
land is home to 8,000 trees,
shrubs, and flowers
(see p47)
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Riverboat Cruises
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Spa and Massage at
The Four Seasons Hotel
The skin-care treatments here
use products supplied exclusively
to the Four Seasons Hotel: white
lotus for relaxation, ginger flower
for euphoria, rice for sensuality,
and bamboo leaf for energy.
These are applied in single or
combined programs of body,
face, scalp, and neck
(see p131)
.
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Tower City View and Café
Suijo
water buses operate
from the quay at Azuma Bridge
in Asakusa, offering river cruises
lasting up to 45 minutes, to the
Hama-Rikyu Garden or onward
to Odaiba Island.
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Map R2 • 3457-
7830 • www.suijobus.co.jp
Tokyo City View observation
deck offers sweeping vistas
of the city. Head to the
relaxing café or bar later.
The tower's 52nd-floor
Sky Deck offers the
chance to look down on
the city from a ledge built
around the rim of the
rooftop heliport.
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Map C6
• Mori Tower, 52F, 6-10-1
Roppongi, Minato-ku
• 6406-6100
A
suijo
pleasure boat
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