Local attractions in Tokyo and the Vicinity | Summer

Kasai-Rinkai Park
Kasai-Rinkai Park in Tokyo, known for the largest aquarium and a view of the Tokyo bay down from the Ferris wheel, has more to see and have fun.

Higuchi Ichiyo, the writer printed on the Japanese 5000 Yen note
Do you know whose portraits are on the Japanese Yen Bills? The portrait for the 1000 Yen is of NOGUCHI Hideyo野口英世, a bacteriologist and physician. And the portrait of the 5000 Yen is HIGUCHI Ichiyo , the first professional female writer in Japan.

Riverside cycling around Tokyo
The Edogawa River in Misato and Shibamata
During Spring (late Mar-Apr), the river bank will be filled with yellow flowers of Nanohana

Unique Modern Art Museum in Tokyo | The Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum
A hidden gem nestled in Aoyama, the former atelier of a pioneer of Japanese modern art