The Imperial Palace is usually closed to the public, so you can only take photos near the Nijubashi Bridge. The spacious garden in front is really well maintained.
Kokyo Gaien National Garden | Review by Vivian Liu
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Kazura Bridge (Fukui Prefecture)
Ikeda Town in Fukui Prefecture is surrounded by unspoiled nature and traditional rural scenery. Spanning the tree-lined Asuwa River is a rare suspension bridge made with kazura vines, measuring 44 meters (144 feet) long, 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) wide, and 12 meters (39 feet) high.
Very rustic, very countryside, and very thrilling. The whole bridge is woven from vines, and honestly it looks a little scary.
It sways when you walk on it, and the gaps under your feet are pretty big. If you look down, you can see the river right below, so anyone who’s nervous about that might end up with shaky legs 😅 -
Tsutenkaku Tower
In 1912, a 75-meter steel tower modeled after the Eiffel Tower was built atop a building inspired by the Arc de Triomphe. It is said that Nangaku Fujisawa, a Confucian scholar from the early Meiji period, named it Tsutenkaku, meaning “a tall building reaching toward heaven.” The original tower was later dismantled following a fire, but strong public demand led to the construction of the current second-generation Tsutenkaku Tower in 1956. Standing 108 meters tall, it is 33 meters higher than the original.
The area around here is the famous Shinsekai shopping street, packed with restaurants sporting flashy signs everywhere.
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Nippondaira Hotel
Nippondaira is known as one of Japan's leading tourist destinations. Nippondaira Hotel enjoys an outstanding location overlooking Suruga Bay, with the World Heritage-listed Mount Fuji directly ahead. Its predecessor, Nippondaira Kanko Hotel, opened in 1964. It was renamed Nippondaira Hotel in 1979 and completely renovated in 2012.
The huge floor-to-ceiling windows in the room offer an absolutely stunning view.
