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Yurikamome Monorail (Shinbashi) The Yuikamome
Monorail is real urban transportation and a sleek way to see the city. Start
at Shinbashi station, and ride east over the Rainbow Bridge, past the Odaiba
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Edo Tokyo Museum (Sumida) This museum
(Edo Tokyo Hakubutsukan) covers the history of Tokyo, from life in 17th
century Edo, through World War II. In the museum, there is a half size model
of the landmark Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi), replicas of a Kubuki theater
and newspaper office, and dioramas of a daimyo's estate, Shogun palace,
the Ginza district. Older kids will be intrigued by the World War II exhibit
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Kasai Seaside Park Kasai Seaside
Park (Kasai Rinkai Koen) has long stretches of beach where you can walk,
and a bird sanctuary. Within the park is the Tokyo Sea Life Park,
a unique domed aquarium. The aquarium has schools of tuna and number of
varieties of penguins, including the "fairy" penguin. |
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Fun food |
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Bowls of noodles, soba and udon in all varieties,
and sushi are great snacks any time of day. Other snacks are O-sembe Japanese
crackers, mochi (cakes of sticky rice), the sweet with bean paste called
manju, taiyaki (a pancake in the shape of a fish), and azuki bean ice cream.
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Shopping |
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Tokyo department stores are your best bet. Not
only are they multi-story extravaganzas, selling everything under the sun,
but they have excellent "food basements. Pick up lunch boxes (bentos) and
drinks, then take your lunch outdoors for a picnic. Isetan, Matsuya, Seibu
department stores are just a few of the stores that have excellent food
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PAO Kid's Farm (Jinnan) is a department store
devoted to kids. It has kid-sized toilets, changing tables for infants,
and free strollers. The rooftop playground is a big safe place where kids
can run and just be kids. For a real toy bonanza, visit Hakuhinkan Toy Park
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Seven
year old Mimiko lives in Tokyo with her five year old brother. Her
story, daily life and events each month, is candidly told from a
kid point-of-view. On wearing kimonos, "The kimono makes me
feel like a princess, but after a while it's uncomfortable." (Picture book)
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A
book to read before you go to the Tsukiji Fish Market. A boy's father
takes him on a sushi tour of Tokyo restaurants, the fish
market, ingredients and all about sushi shops. Recipes to make your
own sushi too. (Picture book)
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Hachiko
Pamela S. Turner, Yan Nascimbene
"There
is a statue of my old friend at the entrance to the Shibuya Station
" Heart-warming story of Hachiko, told through the eyes
of a young child. Each day, Hachiko, a big furry dog, walks to the
station with Dr. Ueno and waits all day for him return. Lovely illustrations.
(Picture book)
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18th
century Japan. Seikei, a merchant's son, witnesses a puzzling
theft while traveling from Osaka to Edo. Seikei assists Judge
Ooka to find the thief, joins a traveling kabuki troupe and uncovers
the real story behind the theft of the precious jewel, a gift
for the shogun. (Chapter book)
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Another
mystery-adventure of Seikei in Edo. In the geisha "floating
world," a silk shop is burned and lovely geishas mysteriously
disappear. Seikei goes undercover to find out what is going on in
the Teahouse of the Falling Cherry Blossoms. (Chapter book)
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Two
children spend the day in Tokyo (Edo) with their grandfather, the 19th century
artist Hokusai, famous for his wood-cuts. The story is beautifully
mixed with Hokusai drawings and prints. (Picture book)
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Annie and Jack travel back in time to Edo, where they explore the Imperial Garden and the fish market, sample sushi at a teahouse, and learn why a great poet lives in a dinky house. (Easy reader)
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Hilarious
adventures of the Time Warp Trio, Fred, Joe and Sam as they beat
up a suit of armor, join the Red Devils samurai on the road to Edo
(Tokyo), and entertain Lord Tokugawa with haiku poetry. (Easy reader)
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Nori
Tanaka thinks summer study in Tokyo is the perfect escape from
her parents new food (rice for breakfast, kaitenzushi restaurants), new places (Akihabara shopping, Tsukiji Fish Market,
karaoke clubs), new sports (sumo wrestling), new nickname (Seaweed),
and a boy named Atsushi. (Chapter book)
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(More children's
books on other Japan pages) |