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Tokyo, for Dra & Chris

Each card draws the area in an anime-style sketch, then a scannable maps code — point your iPhone camera at it and it opens in Maps, with the distance from Tokyo Station and three Wikipedia facts.

distances are straight-line × a street factor — a rough walk from Tokyo Station (東京駅). tap walk there for the real route.

Shibuya Crossing

crossing
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≈ 8.1 km from Tokyo Station
  • Shibuya Scramble Crossing , commonly known as Shibuya Crossing, is a scramble crossing in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
  • It is located near Shibuya Station in Shibuya, a major commercial and entertainment district in Tokyo.
  • It has been described as the world's busiest pedestrian crossing, with as many as 3,000 people crossing during a single green light cycle.
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Sensō-ji

temple
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≈ 5.7 km from Tokyo Station
  • Sensō-ji , is an ancient Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan.
  • It is Tokyo's oldest-established temple, and one of its most significant.
  • It is dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion.
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Meiji Shrine

shrine
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≈ 7.7 km from Tokyo Station
  • Meiji Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, that is dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress Shōken.
  • The shrine does not contain the emperor's grave, which is located at Fushimi-momoyama, south of Kyoto.
  • a forest shrine in the city
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Tokyo Tower

tower
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≈ 4 km from Tokyo Station
  • Tokyo Tower , also known by its official name Japan Radio Tower is a communications and observation tower in the district of Shiba-koen in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, completed in 1958.
  • At 332.9 meters, it was the tallest tower in Japan until the construction of Tokyo Skytree in 2012.
  • It is a lattice tower inspired by the Eiffel Tower, and is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.
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Tokyo Skytree

skytree
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≈ 6.4 km from Tokyo Station
  • Tokyo Skytree , a.k.a Tokyo Sky Tree, is a broadcasting and observation tower, located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan.
  • It has been the tallest tower in Japan since opening in 2012, and reached its full height of 634 metres in early 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world…
  • 634 m — the tallest tower on Earth
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teamLab Planets

museum
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≈ 5.1 km from Tokyo Station
  • OnlyOffice is an office suite and collaborative software platform that provides editors for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and PDFs.
  • The software includes web-based, desktop, and mobile applications designed for document creation, editing, and collaborative work.
  • The desktop client uses the Chromium Embedded Framework.
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Tsukiji Outer Market

market
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≈ 2.2 km from Tokyo Station
  • Tsukiji Market is a former seafood market and major tourist attraction in Tokyo.
  • Located in Tsukiji in central Tokyo between the Sumida River and the upmarket Ginza shopping district, the area contains retail markets, restaurants, and associated restaurant supply stores.
  • Before 2018, it was the largest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world.
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Shinjuku Gyoen

garden
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≈ 6.5 km from Tokyo Station
  • Shinjuku Gyo-en or Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is a large public garden in Shinjuku and Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Originally a residence of the Naitō family in the Edo period, it later became a garden under the management of Japan Imperial Household Agency and is now a national garden under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Environment.
  • three gardens, one park
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Akihabara

town
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≈ 2.5 km from Tokyo Station
  • Akihabara is a neighborhood in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, generally considered to be the area surrounding Akihabara Station.
  • This area is part of the Sotokanda (外神田) and Kanda-Sakumachō districts of Chiyoda.
  • There is an administrative district called Akihabara, located north of Akihabara Electric Town surrounding Akihabara Neribei Park.
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Odaiba & Rainbow Bridge

island
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≈ 7.2 km from Tokyo Station
  • Odaiba (お台場) is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo.
  • Odaiba was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1850s.
  • The land was dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and was redeveloped in the 1990s into a major commercial, residential and leisure area.
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Nakameguro

canal
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≈ 9.3 km from Tokyo Station
  • Nakameguro , is a residential district of Meguro, Tokyo.
  • It is popular for its boutiques and cafes, and the area near the Meguro River is a popular hanami destination in mid-spring.
  • It lends its name to Nakameguro Station, which serves the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Tokyu Tōyoko Line.
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Imperial Palace East Gardens

castle
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≈ 1.7 km from Tokyo Station
  • The Imperial Palace is the main residence of the emperor of Japan.
  • It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda district of the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains several buildings, including the Fukiage Palace , where the emperor has his living quarters; the main palace , where various…
  • the old castle grounds, now a garden
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Ueno Park

park
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≈ 4.6 km from Tokyo Station
  • Ueno Park is a spacious public park in the Ueno district of Taitō, Tokyo, Japan.
  • The park was established in 1873 on lands formerly belonging to the temple of Kan'ei-ji.
  • Amongst the country's first public parks, it was founded following the Western example as part of the borrowing and assimilation of international practices that characterizes the early Meiji period.
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Ameyoko

market
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≈ 4 km from Tokyo Station
  • Ameya-Yokochō , often shortened to Ameyoko (アメ横), is an open-air market in the Taito Ward of Tokyo, Japan, located next to Ueno Station.
  • the market street under the tracks
  • the market street under the tracks
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Yoyogi Park

park
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≈ 8.3 km from Tokyo Station
  • Yoyogi Park is a park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
  • It is located adjacent to Harajuku Station and Meiji Shrine in Yoyogikamizonochō.
  • The park is a popular Tokyo destination, especially on Sundays when it is used as a gathering place for Japanese rock music fans, jugglers, comedians, martial arts clubs, cosplayers and other subculture and hobby groups.
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Harajuku (Takeshita St)

street
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≈ 7 km from Tokyo Station
  • Harajuku is a district in Shibuya, Tokyo.
  • Harajuku is the common name given to a geographic area spreading from Harajuku Station to Omotesando, corresponding on official maps of Shibuya ward as Jingūmae 1 chōme to 4 chōme.
  • In popular reference, Harajuku also encompasses many smaller backstreets such as Takeshita Street and Cat Street spreading from Sendagaya in the north to Shibuya in the south.
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Nezu Shrine

shrine
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≈ 5.5 km from Tokyo Station
  • Nezu Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the Bunkyō ward of Tokyo, Japan.
  • a hill of red torii gates
  • a hill of red torii gates
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Kanda Myōjin

shrine
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≈ 2.9 km from Tokyo Station
  • Kanda Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
  • The shrine dates back 1,270 years, but the current structure was rebuilt several times due to fire and earthquakes.
  • It is situated in one of the most expensive estate areas of Tokyo.
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Roppongi Hills

tower
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≈ 5.1 km from Tokyo Station
  • Roppongi Hills is a development project in Tokyo and one of Japan's largest integrated property developments, located in the Roppongi district of Minato, Tokyo.
  • the city from the sky deck
  • the city from the sky deck
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Ginza

town
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≈ 1.3 km from Tokyo Station
  • Ginza is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi.
  • It is a popular upscale shopping area of Tokyo, with numerous internationally renowned department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses located in the vicinity.
  • old department stores, new everything
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