Like a Hotel California / Yushima, Tokyo

There's an old residence near Ueno Park where is well known Ueno zoological garden.　This residence was built for Hisaya Iwasaki who is a son of the third generation of Mitsubishi which is a Japanese company syndicate,　Old Residence of Iwasaki Family. This residence was built by a British architect in 1896.

Access:
Take Subway Tokyo metro Chiyoda Line, Yushima Station, Exit 1.

This is a entrance of Old Residence of Iwasaki Family.
It takes about 3 minutes from Yushima Station.

A short walk from here brought you to your destination.

We are there! It feels like as if Eagles' Hotel California album cover.

Unfortunately, An old residence was surrounded by scaffold due to the under construction.

The impression of its residence, like this.

Let's go into the residence. Admission fee is 400 yen.
It opens form 9 to 5.

Western style rooms were used for the guests. Japanese style rooms were used for the daily life.

There is a spacious greener garden at the back of a residence. That was designed to represent of Pennsilvania where he studied.

This house used to be a billiard room which is connected to a residence by underground passage.

As I mentioned earlier, Hotel California is located near Ueno Park. Why don't you stop by there when you sightseeing at Ueno Park or shopping at Ameyoko Street.

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Togenuki Jizo / Sugamo, Tokyo

As you know without need to telling, Tokyo is the capital of Japan. In addition, There are several kind of capital in this city. Shinjuku is a Gay Capital. Shibuya is a
Youth Capital. Shimbashi is a Middle Aged Capital and Sugamo is a Old Aged Capital. So, Let me show you how to walk around Sugamo this time.

Access:
Take the JR Yamate Line from your neighbor Station to Sugamo Station.

When you pass through the ticket gate, you can see a broad street in front of you. Cross the signal and take your turn right.

Take a short walk, you can see a Shinshoji Temple on your left. So, Let's look around for a while.

Go back to the broad street and walk toward shopping street. On this street, There are so many suitable shops for old people. You would be amazed to see too many old people on this shopping street that why Sugamo is called Old Aged Capital.

You can see a Koganji Temple's gate which called Togenuki Jizo.

Buy some incense sticks if you like.

It is said that bathing smoke from incense sticks stay make you healthy and prevent from evil.

The main hall. Throw some coins into the offertory box to make a wish. Usually Japanese people throw 100yen at this time.

Imagine, you have been suffered from lower back pain. Pour water over a stone statue and dry its lower back with towel. Maybe your lower back pain would be healed.

The stores which sells Japanese sweets where you can see around there are famous for its "Shiodaifuku" which means Dumpling that contains sweet bean jam. I'm not sure you like it or not, why don't you try it as one of your experience
you staying in Japan.

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