Travel to Tokyo

Tokyo was originally a small fishing village named Edo. In 1457, Ōta Dōkan built Edo Castle. In 1590, Tokugawa Ieyasu made Edo his base and when he became Shogun in 1603, the town became the center of his nationwide military government. During the subsequent Edo period it grew into one of the largest cities in the world with a population topping one million by the 18th century. Its name was changed to Tokyo when it became the imperial capital in 1868.

Ryōgoku Kokugikan: Sumo City
This is the third building to be associated with the name kokugikan to have been built in Tokyo. The current building was opened in 1985 and has a capacity of 13,000 people. It is mainly used for sumo wrestling tournaments (honbasho) and hosts the Hatsu Basho in January, the Natsu Basho in May, and the Aki Basho in September. It also houses a museum about sumo. The venue is also used for other indoor events, such as boxing, pro wrestling, and music concerts. In past years, it has hosted the G-1 Climax, an annual tournament in New Japan Pro Wrestling.


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Asakusa Gate
Asakusa is a district in Taitō most famous for the Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple dedicated to the bodhisattva Kannon. There are several more temples in Asakusa, as well as various festivals.


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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building also referred to as Tokyo City Hall or Tochō for short, houses the headquarters of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which governs not only the 23 wards, but also the cities, towns and villages that make up Tokyo as a whole.


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Tokyo Dome and LaQua building
Tokyo Dome is a 55,000-seat(real 42,000-seat)stadium located in Bunkyo Ward. It is the home field of the Yomiuri Giants baseball team, and has also hosted basketball, American football and association football games, as well as puroresu (pro-wrestling) matches, Mixed Martial Arts events, K-1 Kickboxing events, monster truck races, and music concerts. It is also the location of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame which chronicles the history of baseball in Japan. Its dome-shaped roof is an air-supported structure, a flexible membrane held up by slightly pressurizing the inside of the stadium.

Centered on the basic concept of "Enjoying self-refreshment in the heart of Tokyo" LaQua embodies complex commercial facilities consisting of three zones: spa, attraction, shop and restaurant.



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National Science Museum with life size whale statue


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