Asakusa lies in the Shitamachi area of Tokyo, which refers to the more traditional, working class part of the city. As such, Asakusa can be perceived as the old town of Tokyo. Here, you'll find ...

The latest 3-D map follows one released in 2018 of northern Chiba Prefecture. Further maps of other parts of the greater Tokyo metropolitan area are being planned.

The area of present-day Chiyoda Ward ... “I realized that the map is etched with information about what Tokyo was like under occupation,” Nagamori said. When the ward office planned to give ...