Sanno Matsuri The Sanno Festival (山王ç¥) is the last of Tokyo’s major festivals and one of the three great festivals…
Akasaka Hikawa Matsuri Well-known festival that sees mikoshi and floats move around the streets of Akasaka. During the Edo period is…
Shrines & Temples Nogi Shrine Small shrine established in 1923 made famous by the suicide of General Nogi Maresuke and his wife Nogi Shizuko in 1912.
Historical Akasaka Palace Usually the best view you get of Akasaka Palace is from peering through the pristine white gates of…
Markets Akasaka Antique Market Although marketing itself as a flea market, the Akasaka Antique Market isn’t your normal items-spread-out-on-a-mat affair; like its…
Shrines & Temples Hie Shrine Hie Shrine was established in 1478 by the regional lord, Ota Dokan—best known as the architect of Edo…
