Kita City Access Map

Kita City is located within 30 minutes of major areas in Tokyo.

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Industry Promotion Section, Regional Promotion Division, Kita City, Tokyo
Hokutopia 11F, 1-11-1, Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Issued in March 2019 - publication registration number: 30-3-039

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The information contained in this document is based on data as of November 1, 2018.
This guide has been created based on the report of research and proposals concerning operations
for the succession of visitors held in 2016.
This guide has been created with the cooperation of the Lycée Français International de Tokyo and the JET

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SAKURA- Cherry Blossoms -Kita City is a place where residents
live peacefully, surrounded by thebeautiful nature of its four distinct
seasons. Although it is located in
the giant metropolis of Tokyo, itsoothes the soul with a relaxing

ﬂow of time and lets you feel thewarmth of the local people.

Be enchanted by some of the mostbeautiful cherry blossoms and autumnal leaves in Tokyo, amazedby traditional skills and customs,

and experience daily Japanese lifeat shopping areas and other locations. Come and see another sideof Tokyo, which becomes more
profound as you get to know itbetter and makes you want tocome back again and again.

Kita City, the town of cherry blossoms,
proudly presented by Tokyo;
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that is right for you.
The season of cherry blossoms in Tokyo lasts fromMarch to April. Kita City particularly has many popularspots for viewing cherry blossoms. There are many
spots that have over a hundred cherry trees such as
Asukayama Park, which has been very popular since

the Edo period, Shakujii-gawa River, which is lined withcherry blossoms on both banks, and Metropolitan

Ukima Park, which is known for its Japanese primroses.

You can enjoy the overwhelmingly beautiful scenery during

the season when they are in full bloom. What separates

Arakawa Riverside / Akabane Area (P06)

those spots from other famous ones at the heart of the city isthat they are relatively relaxing places where you can enjoy thescenery while being surrounded by nature. You may be able to ﬁnd

the perfect spot for you while taking a stroll as they can be foundblooming at various parks and roads throughout the ward.

Viewing cherry blossoms after the sun goes down is also a recommended

AKABANE area

activity. Their exotic beauty when lit up with devices such as paper

Asukayama Park / Oji Area (P08)lanterns is a sight that you will never forget.

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TAKINOGAWA area

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Otonashi Shinsui Park / Oji Area (P08)

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Nanushi-no-Taki Park / Oji Area (P08)

SAKURA -Cherry BlossomsKita City, the town of cherry blossoms,
proudly presented by Tokyo;
find a spot for viewing cherry blossoms
that is right for you.

Sairen-ji Temple / Akabane Area (P06)

SHOTENGAI -Shopping StreetsPlenty of shopping areas f illed with akind human atmosphere!
Welcome to the living space of Tokyo.

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Back cover／Access Information

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Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Mount Asuka on a grand three-fold screen(Shuncho Katsukawa/1781-1788), stored at the Kita City Asukayama Museum
It was roughly 300 years ago when the eighth shogun of the Edo Shogunate planted 1,270 cherrytrees at Mount Asuka in an eﬀort to encourage the common people into viewing cherry
blossoms. The beautiful cherry blossoms that bloom at the spacious foothills and the people
who come to enjoy viewing them create a spring scene that has not changed since then.

Shimizuzaka Park / Akabane Area (P06)

Shakujii-gawa Riverside / Takinogawa Area (P10)

Autumn is the best time of
the year to view Octobercherry blossoms !
There are rare cherry blossoms thatbloom from October to December.
They bloom on the three Octobercherry blossom trees that are planted
at Asukayama Park. They are diﬀerent
from the coloriﬁc cherry blossoms ofspring in that they are small rose-pink
ﬂowers that can be enjoyed together
with autumnal leaves nearby.

Jugatsu Zakura (Asukayama Park) / Oji Area (P08)

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SHOTENGAI- Shopping Streets -Plenty of shopping areas f illed with akind human atmosphere!
Welcome to the living space of Tokyo.
To the people of Tokyo, Kita City is the town to live in . That is why so many shopping areas, whichsustain daily life, can be found here. Along the streets are shops that sell delicious prepared foods at
low prices as well as sundries shops that sell convenient items, and all kinds of other establishments
such as banks, book stores, produce markets, and coﬀee shops. Here, you can enjoy eating and shoppingat various shops while taking in a nostalgic atmosphere.
You can also feel a very human downtown atmosphere when interacting with the shop clerks as there aremany privately-owned shops. There are also shopping areas that are representative bar districts of Tokyo,
such as Akabane Ichibangai Shopping Street. Here, you can experience daily Japanese life by eating
dinner and drinking together with people who are unwinding after a hard day s work.

Akabane Area / Maruken Suisan (P06)

Try the famous Kita City Oden!
Oden is a potted dish where various ingredients are stewed in a soy-ﬂavored broth.
There are many famous shops that serve
this local favorite in Kita City. You canwarm both your body and soul by selecting
your favorite ingredients from among
Edo vegetables (daikon radishes,
burdock roots, and carrots), chikuwabu
gluten tubes, deep-fried tofu pouches
ﬁlled with rice cake, ground ﬁsh, andmore.

Akabane Area / OK Yokocho Street (P06)

Also plenty of restaurants that Japanesepeople go to regularly!

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Oji Area / Jujo Ginza Shopping Street (P08)

Japanese cuisine has been added to UNESCO's Intangible
Cultural Heritage list and is gaining popularity all
around the world. Famous Japanese foods include
sushi, tempura, and tea ceremony dishes. However they
are not normally consumed by Japanese people on adaily basis. Some Japanese meals for the common
people are yakitori, stewed dishes, sashimi, broiled ﬁsh,hot pots, and set meals that include rice, miso soup,
and side ingredients. And of course there is also fast
food such as beef bowls as well as casual Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean cuisine. The shopping areas ofKita City have many restaurants where you can enjoy
these common meals. Please be sure to enjoy themwith drinks such as sake and shochu, as there are also
many establishments that serve alcohol.

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Kawaguchi Ferry and Zenkoji Temple - oneof the Hundred Famous Views of Edo(Hiroshige Utagawa / 1857)

Ferries that travelled during the Edo period along
Arakawa River, which ﬂows between Iwabuchi in Kita
City and Kawaguchi in Saitama Prefecture. It was animportant route that frequently transported people
and cargo. If you stand on the riverbank, you canimagine the rows of boats that used to ﬂoat here.
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Kita-akabane Station❹Tokyo Kita City
Fireworks Festival
Some of the best ﬁreworks in Tokyo. Held ineither September or October every year near
the riverbed of Arakawa River in the
background of the Former Iwabuchi Water
Gate (Red Water Gate). Thousands of artisticﬁreworks are set oﬀ with music that is played
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Enjoy some shopping at a
shopping district and takea stroll along a riverbank.

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One of the representative
bar districts of Tokyo!

Inetsuke Rice Cake
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You can eat rice cake on the First Day of
the Horse each year in February at Dokanyama
Inari Shrine while watching a performanceof the “Inetsuke Rice Cake Pounding Song ”
which has beenpassed downin the area for ages.

❶Akabane Ichibangai
Shopping District
A shopping district that runs aboutfour hundred meters long north of
the East Exit of JR Akabane Station.
This is a recommended spot for you
if you want to enjoy yourself at a bar
district in Tokyo at night. There areover forty izakayas crowded withlocal residents, which serve dishes
such as oden, yakitori, seafood, andgiblets cooked in a hot pot.

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AkabaneThe Akabane area can be reached fromlocations such as Ikebukuro, Shinjuku,
Shibuya, Akihabara, and Tokyo in just one
train ride and can also be included as partof your sightseeing tour of other areas. In
front of JR Akabane Station are some of
the best bar districts in Tokyo, where youcan enjoy typical Japanese meals such asoden and yakitori for dinner. Anotherrecommended activity is taking strolls at
places such as the riverbed of Arakawa
River and parks ﬁlled with nature. Here,you can be sure to experience a tranquil
scenery of Tokyo that you cannot ﬁnd at
the heart of the city.

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A fireworks festival thatcan be enjoyed in autumn !

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❺Former Kyu-Iwabuchi Water Gate

❻ Tokyo Metropolitan Ukima Park

A water gate that protected people from theﬂooding of Arakawa River for ages. Although
it is not used anymore, it is still aﬀectionately
referred to as Red Water Gate .

A park of water and vegetation that spreads out
in front of JR Ukima Funado Station. Visitors canenjoy ﬁshing, playing in the water or relax asthey view seasonable ﬂowers and aquatic plants.

Interact withthe local residents !

A big event celebrated by all of Akabane every year in April or May. It has been held
for over half a century since 1956 in commemoration of an event that took placeabout ﬁve hundred years ago. It features marching bands, dances, masquerades, andparades of portable shrines.

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Man y railroad fan s co me toworship here in order to seebullet trains and local trains
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charms, which have the inﬁnity
sign on them.

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Sakura-zutsumi Field
The quiet levee of Arakawa River, which isa nice place to take a stroll. About
sixty-four thousand moss pink blossoms
bloom in spring on the roughly hundred
cherry trees that grow on the riverbed tocreate a huge work of ﬂower art.

Come and get one of these
popular lucky charms!

❽Akabane Nature Observatory Park

❾Maruken Suisan❿Kogata Imado Ningyō (Clay Dolls)⓫Edomoji & Takoe

A park where you can come in contact
with natural life such as plants of the four
distinctive seasons, insects, and wild
birds. There are also ponds and riceﬁelds that use spring water.

A popular shop where you can enjoy oden
as you drink while standing at a table
placed out at the front. Their specialty is
ﬂuﬀy hanpen ﬁsh cake.

Here, Yoshikazu Yoshida recreates clay dolls
that have been endeared for over a hundredyears such as the Marushime Cat , which is
the ﬁrst beckoning cat , with techniques thathave been employed since the early days.

Kites were enjoyed by local residents of theEdo period. This is the workshop of theworld-famous Yasuo Shimura, who has
succeeded the kite art skills of the old times.

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Plenty of nature-abundant places forstrolls such as Asukayama Park, which
has been a favorite spot for viewing
cherry blossoms since ancient times, aswell as parks with waterfalls.
You can also discover the wide appeal ofJapan by experiencing technology thatcan only be found here in the birthplaceof Western-style paper in Japan andseeing culture such as traditional craft
arts and performances for the masses.
Streetcars, which are rare in Tokyo, arealso a pleasant sight to see as they run
along the tracks in rustic townscapes.

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with a free monorail ride!

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The sounds of streetcars in Tokyo that go cling cling create a nostalgic
and old downtown atmosphere despite being in Tokyo. There are six
stops in Kita City and along the railroad are many famous tourist spots
such as Oji Station and Mount Asuka.

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The largest shopping area in Kita City, which starts from JR Jujo
Station. It is well-reputed for its large selection of items and low
prices, and is crowded with local residents. There are also many
simple prepared foods on sale such as croquettes, so shoppers
can enjoy trying out various foods while taking a glimpse of actual
Japanese life from up close.

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Oji Inari Shrine has been visited by many worshippers
since the Edo period. The canal that runs along thelong walls and waterfall next to the stone steps canno longer be seen, but the red walls, steep stone
stairs, elevated shrine pavilions, and stone walls inthe background still remain unchanged.

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Asukayama Park was recognized in 1873 as the ﬁrst publicpark in Japan. It presents beautiful ﬂowers and scenery of
the four distinctive seasons, and is crowded in spring withvisitors who come to view the cherry blossoms that bloomon the roughly six hundred cherry trees. The kids' area, withattractions such as the Toden streetcar and locomotive on
display, is also popular with children.

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Traditional flavors thathave been passed down
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People wearing makeup and masks while costumed as foxes appear in Oji on the night of
New Year s Eve each year. It is a New Year s event based on a legend of foxes drawn on awoodblock print. The parade marches from Shozoku Inari-jinja Shrine down to the streets ofOji, and ﬁnally to Oji Inari-jinja Shrine. It is a mystical event that can only be seen once a year.

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Visitors canmake Japanese paper.

❸Paper Museum❼Hokutopia (17F Observatory Lobby)❽Otonashi Shinsui Park

❾Nanushi-no-Taki Park

❿ Oji Ogiya

Oji is the birthplace of Western-style
paper in Japan. Asukayama Park has
one of the world s ﬁnest comprehensive paper museums in the world andintroduces the history and production
processes of paper. Visitors canmake postcards at the Japanese
paper-making class (reception from12：50 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.) on Saturdays
and Sundays every week.

The observation lobby on the top ﬂoor
(17th ﬂoor) oﬀers a beautiful view that
includes sights such as Asukayama
Park and the Tokyo Skytree.

A waterfront park with a beautiful line ofcherry trees. It also includes features
such as a picturesque bridge and lightingthat give oﬀ a very Japanese atmosphere.

A Japanese garden with four waterfalls
including the male waterfall , which is oneof the tallest waterfalls in Tokyo, as well as anature-abundant environment with zelkovas,
Japanese maple trees, and more.

An old established Japanese omelet
shop that has continued making them byhand ever since their opening in 1648.
Their specialty is their thick-layered
Japanese omelet.

⓫ Banknote & Postage Stamp Museum⓬Ukiyoe & Mokuhanga⓭Tokyo Tegaki Yuzen⓮Shinohara Engeijo Theater

A museum that is located adjacently to
the National Printing Bureau s Oji Factory.
The area where you can see for yourself
anti-counterfeit technology at work withyour own bills is popular.

The workshop of Shinkichi Numabe, anationally-certiﬁed craftsman of traditionalarts. Famous woodblock prints are depictedwith colors and expressions that can only
be presented with woodblocks.

Fabrics such as those for long-sleeved
kimonos are dyed with natural themes andtraditional aesthetics of Japan, which are
drawn by hand. This is the workshop ofexpert craftsman Nobuo Sato.

The oldest theater in Tokyo specializing in performances for the masses. It is extremely popularamong local residents who come to enjoy mini
shows, theater, and dance performances.

Be amazed at Japan’santi-counterfeit technology!

❹Kyu-Shibusawa Garden
The remains of the residence of Eiichi
Shibusawa, who is known as the god ofbanking . The grass lawn that spreads across
Asukayama Park is beautiful, and the
Bankoro cottage and the Seien Bunko library,which are designated Nationally Important
Cultural Assets, are must-see sights.

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There is a ﬁve meter-tall waterfall thatﬂows out of a white granite wall and many
children come to the nearby lake and river
to play in the water. This is a spot where
the local residents come to rest and relax
while being surrounded by a rich naturalenvironment and the sound of the water.

This is how people
liked to enjoy themselvesa long time ago.

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❶Kyu-Furukawa Teien (Garden)
Come see a Western-style building on a small hill that wasconstructed about a hundred years ago, as well as beautiful
Western and Japanese-style gardens that are popular for
their roses and autumnal leaves. Here, you can enjoy sometea while taking in the four distinctive seasons of the garden
in a graceful atmosphere. It was nationally designated Placeof Scenic Beauty in 2006.

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Koshinzuka❷Takinogawa Park

Shakujii River ﬂows through the Takinogawa area.
Both banks are deep gorges and it has been afamous retreat in the summer as well as a popularspot for viewing autumnal leaves in the fall for ages.
It has been a serene place since the time people
started to enjoy playing freely in the river here.

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The Takinogawa area lets you see thedaily lives of Japanese people up close inquiet residential districts that are
distanced from the hustle and bustle ofthe big city. You may want to visit spots
such as shopping areas, parks, temples
and shrines that have been endeared by
local residents for ages while feeling thewarmth of the people as time slowly
passes by. There are plenty of sights tosee here including Kyu-Furukawa Teien,
which is a garden famous for its roses.
You can also enjoy a slightly diﬀerent
sightseeing experience by seeing
what it is like to be a ninja or watchingbanknotes being made.

Oji Takinogawa - a famous place in theeastern capital.
(Hiroshige Utagawa /1840 - 1842)

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Multinational students and students from abroad who
study at Lycée français international de Tokyo and JET
Academy, which are located in Takinogawa, haveplaced the yellow Let s try arrow on recommended
tourist spots. Please be sure to visit
and experience the sights, get
to know the area, try out
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❸Kita City Disaster Control Center
Visitors at the Kita City Disaster Control Center canexperience earthquakes, smoke, and early ﬁre extinguishing. Feel realistic recreations of the shakes of major
earthquakes that have hit Japan in the past such as theGreat Kanto Earthquake and the Great East Japan Earthquake. Now, you can truly deepen your knowledge ofthe earthquake-ridden country of Japan.

See how heavy a hundred
million yen is!

Pray to the“ red paper Nio”
to recover fromsickness!

❻Tokaku-ji Temple❼Shimofuri Ginza Shopping District

Come to Tabata, where Ryunosuke
Akutagawa and other representative writers
and artists of Japan used to gather, and see
what they have left behind through materials such as their works and documents.

There are Nio statues, which arefamously used to pray for recovery fromsickness. Worshippers place red piecesof paper on the parts of the statues
that correspond to their aﬀected areas
as they pray.

A shopping district that is a close part ofdaily life in the area. It is a lively placewith a nostalgic atmosphere where evenstrangers ﬁnd themselves spontaneously
talking with each other.

❽Shojuin Temple❾Kondo Isami and The Shinsengumi's Grave❿Silver Atelier Kojima

A temple said to have been built here in
the sixteenth century by the Buddhist
monk Gakusenbo because of a revelationthat he had. It is also famously known as
the baby temple .

A memorial site for the commander of
the Shinsengumi, Isami Kondo, and its
members, who still continue to appear inhistorical teachings as well as in comics.
A memorial service is held every April.

Silverwork by second-generation
Nobushige Kojima, Tokyo Meister. The
beautiful accessories and decorations
that gleam like mirrors are made by hand.

❺Tabata Memorial Museumof Writers and Artists

Small silverwork
goods makegreat gifts !

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Come and see the making of Japanese banknotes,
which have very few counterfeits. In addition to
being able to see how these bills are printed, thefacilities are complete with images, panels, andhands-on experience devices so you can have funlearning about the production processes ofbanknotes, anti-counterfeit technology, and more.

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