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  • 12/23/2010
  • 02/27/2021

Book Town Jimbocho

Jimbocho (腑?篆????) is a district in the Chiyoda ward, known as Tokyo’s center of used-book stores and publishing?houses. Jinbocho is an old town named after a samurai, Nagaharu Jinbo (腑?篆???傑音), who lived in the area at the end of the 17th century. After a large fire destroyed most of the area in 1913, a university professor named?Shigeo Iwanami (絏?晦??????)?opened a bookstore in Jinbocho.??This eventually grew into today’s? Iwatani Shoten (絏?晦??後??), a famous publishing company. Over time, the area became popular with university students and intellectuals, and many small bookstores.??There are many cheap restaurants, too. Not only Japanese books, but many foreign books are sold at Jimbocho.? Sometimes, books that were lost in their mother country are found in Jimbocho! If you are interested in books and pictures, just walking around this town will give you excitement 🙂 — Higherground Co.,Ltd. 2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan TEL:03-6459-2230 HP:http://www.higherground.co.jp/ TOP PAGE:?https://livingtokyo.net/

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  • 12/22/2010
  • 02/27/2021

Apartment in Minami-aoyama

n-OM1?#401 Agent commission 50% OFF! Free Rent 1 Month! No Key Money! Bed Rooms: 2 Floor Area: 106.03 sqm / 1141.33 sqft Address:? 33-17-4, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access:?8?minutes walk to?Omotesando Station /?Ginza Line, Chiyoda Line, Hanzomon Line 8 minutes walk?to?Nogizaka Station /?Chiyoda Line 9 minutes walk?to?Gaienmae Station /?Ginza Line Completion: Oct. 2006 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY850,000/month Management?Fee: JPY0 Key Money:?JPY0 Deposit:?2 month Parking: Available Pets:?Negotiable n-OM1 is used as a location of some Japanese films and TV dramas!? If you look carefully, you might find it in your favorite films 🙂 The apartment is located near Omotesando, with many luxurious boutiques around, such as Cartier and Chloe. Nezu Museum (??号乾臂?茵?蕕?), exhibiting Japanese arts, is within?3 minutes walk. There are also many green space around.? In November, the leaves turning red and yellow are beautiful! At the entrance of the site is a simple guide map around n-OM1. Path to the entrance, with young bamboos on the side. Entrance. Black tiles are used in both common spaces and some parts of the room, which gives a chic air. Elevator hall. Room entrance, with a shoes closet. Kitchen, with 3 cooking stoves. Washing machine is placed in the kitchen. Living dining […]

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  • 12/21/2010
  • 02/27/2021

Christmas Illuminations in Tokyo

Not many houses have bright Christmas decorations in Japan, but in the city center of Tokyo, there are a few places where you can see the illuminations. Below are some of the most famous Christmas illuminations.? It is likely to be very cold and crowded on Christmas eve, so prepare cold pretection! Artelligent Christmas 2010 Location: Roppongi Hills Date: Nov.9-Dec.25 Website: http://www.roppongihills.com/feature/christmas2010/02.html (Jap) Tokyo Tower Location: Tokyo Tower Date: Nov.3-Dec.26 Omotesando Hills 2010 with Swarovski Elements Location: Omotesando Hills Date: Nov.4-Dec.25 Website: http://www.omotesandohills.com/event/index.php (Jap) Aqua Xmas 2010 Location: Aqua City Odaiba Date: Nov.13-Dec.25 — Higherground Co.,Ltd. 2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan TEL:03-6459-2230 HP:http://www.higherground.co.jp/ TOP PAGE:?https://livingtokyo.net/

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  • 12/20/2010
  • 02/27/2021

Pets OK Apartment in Harajuku

Linde Jingumae #201 Agent commission Free! Bed Rooms: 1 Floor Area: 66.31 sqm / 713.78 sqft Address:? 10-22-2, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Access:?9?minutes walk to?Harajuku Station /?Yamanote?Line 10 minutes walk?to?Meijijingumae Station /?Chiyoda Line Completion: Jan. 1989 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY250,000/month Management?Fee: JPY0 Key Money:?1 month Deposit:?2 month Parking: Available Pets:?OK Linde Jingumae is located near Harajuku, the Mecca of pop culture in Japan. On the way from the station are Laforet Harajuku, a shopping mall, and Takeshita Street, always?overflowing with people, competing with each other in their colorful fashion. On the way is also Togo Shrine (??演?欠??腓?), a Shinto Shrine dedicated to Admiral Togo Heihachiro (1848-1934). Within?3 minutes walk is a bus stop for Hachiko Bus, running around Shibuya and Omotesando to Yoyogi. Entrance. There is a small lobby, but it is in front of the rooms on the 1st floor, so it isn’t for staying for a long time. There are no elevators, so you will have to take the stairs. Room entrance. Bed room. Powder room and bath room, connected to the bed room. The bath tub is quite narrow and deep.? It is a?rather-old Japanese style, so that you can soak up to your shoulders. Storages on […]

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  • 12/18/2010
  • 02/27/2021

Unique Architecture in Aoyama

Not only the old architectures are interesting in Japan.? Many modern architectures are amusing people, too.? These days, many foreign travelers visit Tokyo to see the distinguish modern buildings. Below are some boutiques, in Aoyama and Ginza.? No need for explanation, you will get a feeling for yourself when you face the buildings (and of course, you can enjoy shopping inside!) Prada Boutique Aoyama Designed by Herzog & de Meuron from Switzerland. Dior Omotesando Designed by SANAA (Sejima and Nishizawa and Associates). Louis Vuitton Ginza Designed by Jun Aoki Lanvin Ginza Designed by Hiroshi Nakamura — Higherground Co.,Ltd. 2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan TEL:03-6459-2230 HP:http://www.higherground.co.jp/ TOP PAGE:?https://livingtokyo.net/

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  • 12/17/2010
  • 02/27/2021

La Tour Shibuya – Pet OK Apartment for Rent

La Tour Shibuya??????Finished/腟?篋???? Agent commission 50% OFF! No Key Money! Address:? 20-2-1, Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Access:?7?minutes walk to?Shibuya Station /?JR Lines, Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line 10 minutes walk?to?Omotesando Station /?Ginza Line, Chiyoda Line, Hanzomon Line Completion: Aug. 2010 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Management?Fee: JPY0 Key Money:?JPY0 Deposit:?4 month Parking: Available Pets:?OK La Tour Shibuya is a new-built?tower mansion, located in a?luxurious residential area Tokiwamatsu, between Shibuya and Omotesando. This mansion is equipped with a fitness room, a play room for children, foot washing area for pets, and trunk room.? At the entrance, an English speaking concierge is waiting at you 24 hours. Entrance hall. Enjoy the view from the?glass-walled elevator. #2407-M Bed Rooms: 4 Floor Area: 228.93 sqm / 2464.26 sqft Rent: JPY1,400,000/month #2204-F1 Bed Rooms: 3 Floor Area: 133.40 sqm / 1435.95 sqft Rent: JPY892,000/month Room entrance. Living dining room.? There is floor heating for the living dining room and kitchen. From the east window, you will get the view of Roppongi Hills and Tokyo Tower.? Too bad there isn’t a balcony, but the view from the large windows is still great 🙂 Kitchen, with 4 induction cookers, and a dish washer. Bath room, equipped with bath room dryer. Master’s […]

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  • 12/16/2010
  • 02/27/2021

Seasons Greetings in Japan – Nengajo

Christmas cards are not so popular in Japan, but there is an equivalent tradition.? Japanese people give greetings on New Year’s Day.? The postcard which is sent for this is?called Nengajo (綛頑?????). Unlike Christmas cards, nengajo shouldn’t arrive before New Year’s Day.? The post office stocks Nengajo in late December, and delivers them on January 1st all at once.? You should send Nengajo to the post office by Christmas, to have it delivered on the correct day.? This New Year’s card postal system was set up as early as 1899. Many people use not normal postcards, but special Nengajo with lottery numbers (???綛雁??篁????綛頑??????????otoshidama-tsuki nenga hagaki) issued by the Post and Telecommunication Ministry. ?On January 15th, the winning numbers are picked and the results are announced the following day on television and in newspapers.? The holders of winning numbers receive prizes. Usually on Nengajo,a motif of the?present year’s Eto (綛我??, zodiacal animal) is used.???The animal of?2011 is the?rabbit (???).? These?Nengajo with Eto motifs can be purchased at the post office, or you can download the designs on the Internet.? Of course, you can design your original Nengajo too. — Higherground Co.,Ltd. 2-8-3 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan TEL:03-6459-2230 HP:http://www.higherground.co.jp/ TOP PAGE:?https://livingtokyo.net/

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  • 12/15/2010
  • 02/27/2021

Apartment in Harajuku

Comforia?Harajuku NORD?#402??????Finished/腟?篋???? Agent commission 50% OFF! No Key Money! Free Rent 1 Month! Bed Rooms: 2 Floor Area: 120.60 sqm / 1298.17 sqft Address:? 19-8-3, Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Access:?2?minutes walk to Kitasando Station / Fukutoshin Line 10 minutes walk?to?Harajuku Station /?Yamanote Line 10 minutes to Meijijingu-mae Station / Chiyoda Line Completion: Sept. 2003 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY550,000/month Management?Fee: JPY0 Key Money:?JPY0 Deposit:?2 month (3 months when keeping pets) Parking: Available Pets:?OK Comforia Harajuku NORD is located near Harajuku. This wooden?post-house of Harajuku station?is?quite old,?built in 1927! Harajuku is the center of pop culture. In the left photo is the gate of Takeshita street, and in the right is a shop of Tamagocchi. On the way to the apartment,?I found a shop with a lot of funny T-shirts.? There are many Kanji T-shirts, for instance?the white one?in the leftmost row says ‘?????’, meaning, ‘regular’ 🙂 Comforia Harajuku NORD isn’t on one of those busy streets crowded with sightseers.? It is in a quiet residential area. Entrance. Elevator. Room entrance. There?is no space or step for taking off your shoes, very rare for Japanese apartments.??All the floors, bisides the bath room, is wooden. There is a small green space in front […]

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  • 12/14/2010
  • 02/27/2021

Osechi – New Years Feast in Japan

It may be strange to think about new years day when it’s not even Christmas yet.? But not if you are making reservation for Osechi (???膀?). Osechi is a traditional Japanese New Year feast. The tradition started in the Heian Period (綛喝?????篁?, 794-1185). Osechi?is?usually put into?special boxes called Jubako (???膊?), which resemble?bento boxes, only more flamboyant. Like bento boxes, jubako are often kept stacked before and after use. The dishes that make up Osechi each have a special meaning celebrating the New Year. Some examples are: Kazunoko (??違????) Herring roe.? Kazu (???)?means “number” and ko (絖?) means “child”. ?It symbolizes a wish to be gifted with numerous children in the?coming year. Kuro-mame (藥?莟?) Black soybeans. ?Mame (莟?, beans) also means “health”, symbolizing a wish for health. Tazukuri (??遺?????) Dried sardines cooked in soy sauce.? The literal meaning of the kanji in tazukuri is “rice?field maker”, as the fish were used historically to fertilize rice fields. The symbolism is of an abundant harvest. The above three are called Iwai-zakana Sanshu (腑??????岩??腮?, three celebrational dishes).? Without these three, the new years feast would not be complete. Iwai-zakana Sanshu differs by regions.? The above are the Kanto (including Tokyo) style. Traditionally, Osechi is […]

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  • 12/13/2010
  • 02/27/2021

Apartment near Omotesando

Villa Soleil?#A Agent commission 50% OFF! Bed Rooms: 4 Floor Area: 199.75 sqm / 2150.16 sqft Address:? 30-4-5, Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Access:?8 minutes walk?to?Omotesando Station /?Ginza?Line,?Chiyoda Line,?Hanzomon Line Completion: Aug. 2002 Structure: Steel-reinforced Concrete Rent: JPY1,000,000/month Management?Fee: JPY0 Key Money:?2 month Deposit:?3 month Parking: Available Pets:?Negotiable On the way to Villa Soleil from Omotesando station are many luxurious boutiques, such as Cartier, Prada, and miu?miu. There is a small Shinto Shrine near Omotesando station.? This area is not just about shopping. In the site is a sign reading Villa Soleil. There is no common entrance for this apartment.? Each room has an entrance door on the ground floor.? The natural wooden door?goes good?with the green 🙂 Room #A includes all three floors and the garage in the photo above! Some of the rooms were still under repair, so there aren’t photos of all rooms.? Sorry… Understair storage. Up the stairs… Dining room, and the balcony connected. Kitchen, with 4 cooking stoves, and a dish washer. Living room. Since there is a dining room, 33.6 sqm for a living room is pretty wide 🙂 Balcony. The wooden handrail looks nice 🙂 Another floor up… Bed rooms. Balcony, connecting the two bed […]