The Oji district 王子

Vue du quartier depuis le parc Asukayama

View of the neighborhood from Asukayama Park

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Greenery north of Tokyo

Located in the district of Kita, just 10 min by train from Ueno, Oji is a small district that is not well known to travel guides. However, its Inari shrines, the famous Asukayama park, and the last tram attract many visitors on weekends and holidays. Discover the greenery hidden in the north of Tokyo!

 

A district under the protection of the Inari deity

Since the Heian era (794-1185), Oji has been home to three Shinto shrines dedicated to the deity Inari: a small shrine located a stone's throw from the district's central train station; the Oji Jinja, which is one of the ten shrines chosen by Emperor Meiji in 1868 to constitute the TokyoJissha pilgrimage; and the famous Oji Inari Jinja which hosts the annual Fox Festival on December 31.

 

 

 

Oji Jinja

Oji Jinja

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During Hanami , Asukayama Park is a must-see is a home to dozens of cherry trees that turn pink from the end of March. A rural setting attracts more and more visitors each year and animates the already trendy alleys of the park.

Indeed, Asukayama Park is visited all year round. The park is particularly popular with families between its paper museum, the kindergarten it hides, and its mysterious square sprinkled with waterfalls. Add its monorail, which is very popular with children, and you get one of the most popular parks in northern Tokyo!

 

 

 

Le parc Asukayama sous les cerisiers en fleurs

Asukayama Park under the cherry blossoms

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Le moulin de Oji a inspiré l'estampiste Hiroshige

The Oji mill inspired the printmaker Hiroshige

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Locomotive des années 1930

1930s locomotive

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La ligne Toden-Arakawa à Oji

The Toden-Arakawa Line at Oji

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    Oji station (JR, Tokyo Metro and Light Rail lines)

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