Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Spectator Sports
Tokyo Dome (
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Getting There
Train
The JR Sōbu Line stops at Iidabashi. Rapid-service JR Chūō Line trains,
which use the same track, skip Iidabashi but stop at Suidōbashi.
Subway
The Tōzai Line is the most convenient, stopping at Kagurazaka, Iida-
bashi, Kudanshita and Takebashi. The Ōedo, Yūrakuchō and Namboku Lines also
stop at Iidabashi; The Hanzōmon Line stops at Kudanshita and Jimbōcho.
The Sights in a Day
Take the train to Iidabashi and head to
Koishikawa Kōrakuen
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to
Canal Café
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) for an al fresco lunch along the outer moat of the Im-
perial Palace.
After lunch, head down to the shrine to Japan's war dead,
Yasukuni-jinja
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). If history is your thing, check out the
Yūshū-kan
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morial Museum
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), which depicts the life of ordinary Japanese during
WWII. Otherwise, trace the rise of modern art in Japan at the excellent
National
Museum of Modern Art
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)
. In the late afternoon, hop on the subway for
Kagurazaka
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)
to see shadows lengthen along the neighbourhood's at-
mospheric cobblestone streets.
For dinner, feast on traditional Japanese home-cooking and sake at
Kado
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)
. You could spend a pleasant evening in a cafe or bar here such