Word: minowabashi
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...seeks out the city's more traditional--and simple--sites, including the shitamachi, or low city. "This city is a succession of villages, and in each one the atmosphere is that of a different world," he explains. One of his favorite routes is from Waseda University down to the Minowabashi station on the Arakawa tram line. "It's a part of Tokyo that did not burn during World War II, so you can still find the small houses and the covered markets of the past," he explains. "And the people all know each other." Another favorite of his in shitamachi...
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