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List of Tokyo Neighborhoods



Almost the entire national government of Japan lies just to the east of this massive business and entertainment district.
An old neighborhood that specializes in advanced electronics, robots and futuristic pop culture.

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A fashionable office area known for upscale shopping and attractions such as Aoyama Cemetery.

Aoyama Cemetery

A nice place to live if you've got the money.
South of Shibuya's lights and chaotic crowds is a chill neighborhood of upscale shops, cafes and bars.
A Tokyo neighborhood modeled after the garden suburbs of London.
An expensive residential area filled with small pleasant restaurants, cafes and bars.

Ebisu Garden Place

A charming old neighborhood that has escaped development by being on the wrong side of Tokyo's most famous river.
A upscale Tokyo neighborhood known for its celebrity residents.
A posh fashion district with shopping, offices and an avenue that is reminiscent of Paris.

Icho Namiki (Gaienmae's Posh Avenue)

Tokyo's premiere upscale shopping and entertainment district.
Companies in Tokyo want a posh address for their business cards. When a neighborhood loses its status — the companies drift away.
A quiet neighborhood (that almost seems suburban) a short distance from some of Tokyo's wildest areas.
A sleepy Tokyo neighborhood that has seen its fair share of high drama.
Jimbocho is a university area of Tokyo known as the book and sports shopping mecca of Japan.
Jiyugaoka is where you live when you want to settle down. It's a aesthetically pleasing and convenient neighborhood.
Kagurazaka is an elegant neighborhood in central Tokyo known for it's fine Japanese cuisine, french culture and Geisha.
Kappabashi is what the World would be like if all food was plastic.
Kasumigaseki is where Japan's national government lives.
Koenji is a trendy residential area that's popular with hipsters and trendy young Tokyo professionals. It's known for music, protests and its giant summer festival.

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The Tokyo river that disappeared in WWII.
Tokyo's largest business district.
Meguro is a central district of Tokyo that's known for it's laid-back residential neighbourhoods.
Home of Japan's national government at the center of Tokyo.

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The most densely populated neighborhood in Japan has a surprisingly laid back atmosphere.
A peak at suburban life in Tokyo home of Japan's favorite gadget cat from the future.
A Tokyo neighborhood that was transformed by a Shogun's ambitious plan to rid the city (Edo) of fire.
A university town with a fascinating landscape that has been engineered over the centuries.
Tokyo's trillion yen leisure Island.
A posh neighborhood that's often compared to the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

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Osaki is the result of a government and corporate partnership to redevelop an aging business district. Today it looks like a suburban office park complete with dull corporate art.
A dense forest of expensive but tiny wooden houses.
A great way to experience authentic Korean culture in the heart of Tokyo.
A neighborhood of massive office buildings and narrow alleyways clogged with salary man entertainment.
The Tokyo neighborhood that's an engine of Tokyo's economy and nightlife.
What happens when a huge block of the world's most expensive land gets developed all at once.
Home to two of Japan's best universities and Astroboy.
Tsukiji (築地) is a business district in central Tokyo best known for its large fish market.

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Tokyo's demon gate: an unlucky part of town filled with museums and top universities.

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An upscale residential and business district that's home to Japan's best known ghost.
Yoyogi is a remarkably quiet neighborhood considering its wild park and location between Tokyo's two largest districts.

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If you're looking for a charming old Tokyo neighborhood — your best bet is Yurakucho.


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