Ryogoku Kokugikan (両国国技館, Ryōgoku Kokugikan) is an indoor sporting arena that hosts the three sumo tournaments that take place in Tokyo each year (in January, May, and September).
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Ryōgoku Kokugikan, 1 Chome-3-28 Yokoami, Sumida, Tokyo 130-0015 « Google Maps »
Yokohama Chinatown was established by Chinese immigrants the year after the Harris Treaty ended Japan’s 250 years of isolationism and opened up the country to foreign trade. It is the largest Chinatown in Japan with over 600 restaurants and shops. Kuan Ti Miao Temple in the middle of the area has roots dating back to 1862.
As you wander the streets of Yanesen, make a detour via this mud and tile wall. Built in the latter half of the Edo period, this 40m x 2m section has managed to survive the natural disasters and air raids, and today stands as a perfect representation of how the city would have been divided up in times gone by.