Minowa in Tokyo
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Yoshiwara

For the Yoshiwara nightclub in the 1927 Fritz Lang film see Metropolis. For tha area in Mumbai, see Oshiwara Yoshiwara (吉原) was a famous yūkaku in Edo, present-day Tōkyō, Japan. In the early 17th century, there was widespread male and female prostitution throughout the cities of Kyoto, Edo, and Osaka. To counter this, an order of Tokugawa Hidetada of the Tokugawa shogunate restricted prostitution to designated city districts.

Located at 35.724, 139.796 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Red-light districts in Japan, Sexuality in Japan, Commoners of Edo-period Japan, Edo period

Kappabashi-dori

Kappabashi-dori, also known just as Kappabashi or Kitchen Town, is a street in Tokyo between Ueno and Asakusa which is almost entirely populated with shops supplying the restaurant trade. These shops sell everything from knives and other kitchen utensils, mass-produced crockery, restaurant furniture, ovens and decorations, through to esoteric items such as the plastic display food (sampuru, derived from English sample) found outside Japanese restaurants.

Located at 35.7168, 139.789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of Tokyo

San'ya

is an area in the Taitō district of Tokyo, located south of the Namidabashi intersection, around the Yoshino-dori. A neighborhood named "San'ya" existed until 1966, but the area was renamed and split between several neighborhoods. It is a region with a distinct culture, an area of crowded, cheap rooming houses where day laborers live. San'ya dates to the Edo period.

Located at 35.729, 139.799 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods of Tokyo, Taitō, Tokyo

Ryōunkaku

The Ryōunkaku (凌雲閣, Ryōunkaku, lit. Cloud-Surpassing Pavilion or Cloud-Surpassing Tower) was Japan's first western-style skyscraper. It stood in the Asakusa district of Tokyo from 1890 until its demolition following the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923. The Asakusa Jūnikai, as it was called affectionately by Tokyoites, was the most popular attraction in Tokyo, and a showcase for new technologies as it housed Japan's first electric elevator.

Located at 35.7156, 139.793 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Towers completed in 1890, Skyscrapers in Tokyo, Former buildings and structures of Japan, Demolished buildings and structures, Buildings of the Meiji period

Minami-Senju Station

Minami-Senju Station is a railway station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Tokyo Metro, and the Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company. The stations for each of these lines are located in separate buildings, necessitating crossing a road to reach each station's ticket exchange.

Located at 35.7332, 139.799 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Tokyo, Jōban Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, Stations of Tsukuba Express, Stations of East Japan Railway Company, Stations of Tokyo Metro

Minowabashi Station

Minowabashi Station is a station on the Toden Arakawa Line. This is the terminus of the line. It is close to Minowa Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line.

Located at 35.7322, 139.792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Tokyo Stadium (1962)

Tokyo Stadium was a baseball stadium in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. It was primarily used for baseball and was home of the Lotte Orions until they moved to the Miyagi Baseball Stadium in 1972. The stadium was opened in 1962 and had a capacity of 35,000 people.

Located at 35.7361, 139.792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Baseball venues in Japan, Defunct baseball venues, Sports venues in Tokyo, Chiba Lotte Marines

Iriya Station (Tokyo)

Iriya Station is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.

Located at 35.7207, 139.785 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Tokyo

Minowa Station

Minowa Station is a subway station in Taitō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.

Located at 35.7298, 139.792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations in Tokyo

Mikawashima train crash

The Mikawashima train crash was a multiple train crash which occurred on 3 May 1962 near Mikawashima Station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. It involved a freight train and two passenger trains; 160 people were killed.

Located at 35.7325, 139.783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway accidents in 1962, Railway accidents in Japan, Jōban Line, History of Tokyo, Rail transport in Tokyo, 1962 in Japan

Kajiwara Station

Kajiwara Station is a station of Toden Arakawa Line.

Located at 35.7322, 139.792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Omokagebashi Station

Omokagebashi Station is a station of Toden Arakawa Line.

Located at 35.7322, 139.792 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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