Shopping Centre sights in Japan
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Dejima Wharf
From the mid-17th century until 1855, the small isolated Dutch trading post of Dejima provided Japan its only peephole to the world outside; the Dutch were cordoned off and only allowed contact with their Japanese trading partners and courtesans. The area around Dejima Wharf was the focal point for much of this activity, and has recently been converted into an open-air collection of restaurants, bars, shops and galleries, all facing the bay and well worth a visit.
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Tokyo International Forum
Located between Tokyo and Yūrakuchō Stations, the Forum is truly one of Tokyo's architectural marvels. Architect Rafael Viñoly won Japan's first international architecture competition with his design that matches a building with this sort-of-trapezoidal lot, hemmed in by train tracks on the east side. Completed in 1996, the land had previously been the site of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Offices, which moved to their present location in Shinjuku .
The glass eastern wing looks like a fantastic ship plying the urban waters, while the west wing is a cavernous space of vaulted steel and glass. At night, the glass hall is lit up by hundreds of precisely placed beams, …
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Motomachi & Yamate
This area south of Yamashita-kōen (;Motomachi-Chukagai, Ishikawa-chō) combines the gentle intimacy of Motomachi's shopping street with early 20th century Western-style architecture and fantastic views from the brick sidewalks of Yamate-hon-dōri ('Bluff Street'). Private homes and churches here are still in use. Attractions include Harbour View Park and the Foreigners' Cemetery, final resting place of 4000 foreign residents and visitors - the headstones carry some fascinating inscriptions.
A stroll from near Yamashita-kōen to Ishikawa-chō station should take about one hour.
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Minato Mirai 21
This district of man-made islands used to be shipping docks, but the last two decades have transformed them into a metropolis-of-the-future ('Minato Mirai' means 'port future'), with a buzzing street scene by day and glowing towers by night (Landmark tower and the three-towered Queens Square). In addition to the attractions listed here, there's one of the world's largest convention complexes, several hotels, and lots of shopping and dining.
These sights are arranged as a possible walking tour.
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Hawks Town
Something of a seafront Canal City, Hawks Town is set on reclaimed land near Momochi-kōen. This entertainment and shopping complex is also the location of the luxury JAL Resort Sea Hawk Hotel & Resort and the giant Yahoo Dome, home to the local Daiei Hawks baseball team. The highlight is Sea Hawk's indoor jungle atrium, complete with waterfalls and screeching tropical birdcalls, as well as bird's-eye views of the city.
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Takeshita-Dōri (Takeshita Street)
This teeming alley, which lies at the heart of Harajuku, represents Tokyo’s propensity for both teenage kitsch and subcultural fetish. Boom boxes blare at full volume while young, angst-decorated adolescents browse through racks of cheap versions of the day’s latest trend. This is the place to look for outrageously gaudy jewellery, punk accessories, trendy hair boutiques, fast-food joints and cuddly toys.
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Kokusai-dōri
Kokusai-dōri is the city's main artery and makes a colourful walk, day or night.
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