Word: kabutocho
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...these treasure troves are tucked in right next to Tokyo's busiest districts. Just 15 minutes from the Ginza, along the Sumida River, is Eitai, another village filled with mini-restaurants where only five people can sit. Another gem, the Kiyosumi Garden, is only a few blocks away from Kabutocho, Tokyo's Wall Street. "It was owned by a samurai who sold it to a rich merchant at the end of the 19th century," Marino says. "Later, beautiful huge stones were gathered from all over Japan and brought there. There is a lake and a teahouse on the lake where...