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Places of Interest Nearby

The University Museum, the University of Tokyo

Museum

Photo: Kestrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The University Museum at the University of Tokyo is a museum in Tokyo, Japan. Although there had been museums affiliated with the University of Tokyo since its establishment in 1877, UMUT was established in 1966 to maintain, organise, and exhibit the vast collection of the university.

Red Gate

Photo: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Akamon is a historical gate located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. One of two remaining gates of the Edo period daimyō mansions in the city. It was constructed in 1827 in the late Edo period in the residence of the Maeda clan in Edo. Red Gate is situated 210 metres northwest of Institute of Advanced Studies on Asia.

Tokyo Dome

Stadium

Photo: Carpkazu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tokyo Dome is an indoor stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a baseball stadium following its predecessor, Korakuen Stadium. In Japan, it is often used as a unit of size; for example, "the new construction is five times the size of Tokyo Dome."… Tokyo Dome is situated 1 km southwest of Institute of Advanced Studies on Asia.

Places in the Area

Hongō

Quarter

Photo: Kitadake3193, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hongō is a district of Tokyo located in Bunkyō, due north of the Tokyo Imperial Palace and west of Ueno.

Yushima

Quarter

Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Yushima is a quarter.

Yayoi

Quarter

Photo: みそがい, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yayoi is a neighbourhood in Bunkyo, Tokyo. In 1884, when it was part of Tokyo City, it was the location of a shell mound where a new type of pottery was discovered by Shogoro Tsuboi and his colleagues.

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