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Historic
Neighbourhoods of Tokyo | Yanaka
The Yanaka area is a historical part of Tokyo, developed as a temple town in
the Edo period (1603-1867). Prominent temples like the Tenouji and the Kaneiji
were founded and still exist in the area. In the past people living all over
the Edo(the former name of Tokyo) used to visit Yanaka for worship and for sightseeing.
The neighbourhoods of Yanaka still retain the charm and warmth of the past with
many historical, in traditional style, buildings, some of which are very small.
There is a number of very beautiful small temples.
Right beside Yanaka are two other neighbourhoods called Sendagi and Nezu.
These areas are also very charming and still have the ambivalence of Edo's traditional
residential quarters.The 3 neighbourhoods, Yanaka, Sendagi and Nezu are collectively
called Yanesen: Ya (Yanaka) Ne (Nezu) Sen (Sendagi) Yanesen
is admired and respected by people of Tokyo.
If you are finding the rest of Tokyo as a cold, concrete, fast paced megalopolis,
visit Yanesen and experience (taiken) EDO (Tokyo). If, for only a moment, you
experience a glimpse or taste or sound of old Edo, we believe it is worth a trip
to Yanaka.
Enjoying Yanesen
To really enjoy Yanesen, simply walk around and enjoy the atmosphere and ambivalence
of the neighbourhood. The people living in the area are very friendly. Yanesen
is a simple residential area with no specific attractions. There is no huge temples
like in Asakusa. There is no big shopping areas like the Ginza and there is big,
crowded public squares like in Shinjuku.
While you are walking around Yanesen, you will see old temples, traditional wooden
houses, cozy, small old-styled pubs (Izakaya) with the locals enjoying a meal
and a drink, kids playing in the narrow road and many stray cats sitting in the
streets. Peaceful and cozy.
Also, from the Edo period to this day, Yanesen is loved by many artists such
as painters or writers. So, you will see many artists sketching the old neighbourhoods
and drawing one ot two rounded cats, too. :-)
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