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Kami-ikebukuro
is a neighborhood in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. It is located among JR Ikebukuro, Ōtsuka, and Itabashi Stations and spread along Meiji Avenue. Kami-ikebukuro borders Ikebukuro-honchō, Takinogawa (in Kita), and Nishi-sugamo in the north, and Kita-Ōtsuka and Higashi-ikebukuro in the south. Most of it is a residential area that is formed after World War 2, and some parts along Meiji Avenue are commercial. Geography The south end of the area is edge of Ikebukuro tableland with an altitude of about 30 meters. Conversely, the north side of the area faces the Yabata River, with relatively low altitude of about 20 meters. History * Kamakura period: Kamakura-kaido that runs through this area, had been established by the Kamakura shogunate. * Before the Edo period: This area is believed to have been mostly forest, woods, with some farms, because Kami-ikebukuro was outside of the Edo metropolitan area from which the Tokugawa shogunate had ruled. Transportation *Roads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshima, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Located in the northern area of Tokyo, Toshima is bordered by the wards of Nerima, Itabashi, and Kita in the north and Nakano, Shinjuku, and Bunkyo in the south. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947, and reached a peak resident population of 370,000 in 1965. The population has continued to decline and as of May 1, 2015, the ward had an estimated population of 298,250, with a population density of 22,920 persons per km2. During the day the population swells with commuters, resulting in a daytime population of around 378,475. The total land area of Toshima is 13.01 km2, sitting on a moderate plateau with a difference of 28 m between the ward's highest and lowest points. Approximately 47% of Toshima's land is residential, and 20% is commercial and public areas. Although Toshima is a ward, it is referred to as a city. The ward offices are located in Ikebukuro, which is als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamanote Line
The Yamanote Line ( ja, 山手線, Yamanote-sen) is a loop service in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban centres, including Marunouchi, the Yūrakuchō/ Ginza area, Shinagawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, and Ueno, with all but two of its 30 stations connecting to other railway or underground (subway) lines. Internally JR East refers to the "Yamanote Line" as the quadruple-track corridor between Shinagawa and Tabata via Shinjuku. The corridor consists of a pair of tracks used by Yamanote local trains and another parallel pair of tracks called "the Yamanote Freight Line" used by the Saikyō and Shōnan-Shinjuku line trains, some limited express services, and freight trains. In everyday usage, branding on maps and station signage, the "Yamanote Line" refers to the local service running the entire line looping between the Yamanote corrid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Post
was a Japanese statutory corporation that existed from 2003 to 2007, offering postal and package delivery services, Retail banking, banking services, and life insurance. It's the nation's largest employer, with over 400,000 employees, and runs 24,700 post offices throughout Japan. One third of all Japanese government employees work for Japan Post. As of 2005, the President of the company was Masaharu Ikuta, formerly Chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. Japan Post ran the world's largest postal savings system and is often said to be the largest holder of personal savings in the world: with ¥224 Trillion (short scale), trillion ($2.1 trillion) of household assets in its ''yū-cho'' savings accounts, and ¥126 trillion ($1.2 trillion) of household assets in its ''kampo'' life insurance services; its holdings account for 25 percent of household assets in Japan. Japan Post also holds about ¥140 trillion (one fifth) of the Japanese national debt in the form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
大福
, or (literally "great luck"), is a wagashi, (a type of Japanese confection) consisting of a small round mochi (a glutinous rice cake) stuffed with a sweet filling, most commonly '' anko'', (a sweetened red bean paste made from azuki beans). Daifuku is a popular wagashi in Japan and is often served with green tea. Daifuku comes in many varieties. The most common are white, pale green, or pale pink-colored mochi filled with anko. Daifuku are approximately 4 cm (1.5 in) in diameter. Nearly all daifuku are covered in a fine layer of rice flour (rice starch), corn starch, or potato starch to keep them from sticking to each other or to the fingers. Though mochitsuki is the traditional method of making mochi and daifuku, they can also be cooked in the microwave. History Daifuku was originally called (belly thick rice cake) because of its filling's nature. Later, the name was changed to (big belly rice cake). Since the pronunciations of (belly) and (luck) are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishiarai Station
is a railway station in Adachi, Tokyo, Japan. It is operated by private railway operator Tobu Railway. Lines The station is served by the Tobu Skytree Line and Tobu Daishi Line. Station layout The station consists of three island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...s serving six tracks. Platforms Adjacent stations History The station opened on 27 August 1899. From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Nishiarai Station becoming "TS-13". References External links Nishiarai Station information {{coord, 35.7771, N, 139.7901, E, type:railwaystation_region:JP, display=title Tobu Skytree Line Tobu Daishi Line Stations of Tobu Railway Railway stations in Tokyo Railway stations in Japan o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishi-Nippori Station
is a railway station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the two Tokyo subway operators Tokyo Metro and Toei. Lines Nishi-Nippori Station is served by the following lines. *Yamanote Line * Keihin-Tōhoku Line *Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line *Nippori-Toneri Liner Platforms JR East File:JR Nishi-Nippori Station Platform 1・2.jpg, Platforms 1 and 2 File:JR Nishi-Nippori Station Platform 3・4.jpg, Platforms 3 and 4 Tokyo Metro File:Nishi-Nippori_Station_JR_·_Tokyo_Metro_Contact_Gates.jpg, The ticket barriers for transferring between JR East and the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, June 2019 File:Chiyoda Line- Nishi-Nippori Station platforms Nov 9 2019 various 21 11 44 981000.jpeg, Chiyoda Line platforms, November 2019 Toei The Nippori-Toneri Liner station is elevated and consists of a single island platform serving two tracks. File:NipporiToneri-Liner-NT02-Nishi-nippori-station-platform-20210713-113805.jpg, The Nippori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asakusa
is a district in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. It is known as the location of the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon. There are several other temples in Asakusa, as well as various festivals, such as the . History The development of Asakusa as an entertainment district during the Edo period came about in part because of the neighboring district, Kuramae. Kuramae was a district of storehouses for rice, which was then used as payment for servants of the feudal government. The keepers () of these storage houses initially stored the rice for a small fee, but over the years began exchanging the rice for money or selling it to local shopkeepers at a margin. Through such trading, many came to have a considerable amount of disposable income and as result theaters and geisha houses began to spring up in nearby Asakusa. For most of the 20th century, Asakusa remained a major entertainment district in Tokyo. The or "Sixth District" was in particular famous as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tōbu Tōjō Line
The is a 75.0 km suburban railway line in Japan which runs from Ikebukuro Station in Toshima, Tokyo to Yorii Station in Yorii, Saitama, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. Its official name is the , but it is referred to as on Tobu signage and publicity information. The Tojo Line and Tobu Ogose Line branch are isolated from other Tobu lines, such as the Tōbu Isesaki Line, Isesaki Line and Tōbu Nikkō Line, Nikko Line; some trains can however be transported between the Tojo Line and the rest of the Tobu network via the track connections with the Chichibu Main Line while on the ATS-Chichibu-type. There was a plan to connect between Nishiarai Station, Nishiarai on the Isesaki Line and Kami-Itabashi Station, Kami-Itabashi on the Tojo Line, but this was never built. The name of the line comes from the original plan to construct a line linking with (an Old provinces of Japan, old province now Gunma Prefecture). Stations Abbreviations: * L = (some to/fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saikyō Line
The Saikyō Line ( ja, 埼京線, ) is a Japanese railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Ōsaki Station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Ōmiya Station in Saitama Prefecture. The line's name is an abbreviation of the two areas the line connects: Saitama ( ja, 埼玉, links=no) and Tōkyō ( ja, 東京, links=no). At the northern end of the line, some trains continue beyond Ōmiya as far as on the Kawagoe Line; at the southern end of the line, many Saikyō Line trains continue onward beyond Ōsaki to either on the Rinkai Line (operated by Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit) or on the Sotetsu Main Line (via the Sōtetsu Shin-Yokohama Line). Beside the link that connects the Saikyō and Rinkai lines is the JR East Tokyo General Rolling Stock Centre that stores the rolling stock for the Yamanote Line and other types of rolling stock; and the Hinkaku Line which links Saikyo Line to the Tokaido Freight Line and Sotetsu-JR Link Line. Basic data *O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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