This intangible folk cultural property of Tokyo is held on the 7th of January every year at Rokugo Shrine to wish for health and sound growth of children. Boys in Samurai armour shoot four pairs of targets with eyes drawn on, riding on a wooden horse.
| Dates | 2022 Jan 07, 10:30 am - 12:00 am |
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| Access | 8 minutes’ walk from Rokugodote Station on the Keikyu Line. |
The Zoshiki Shopping District leads from Zoshiki Station through a workaday shitamachi neighborhood in southern Ota City. Though lined with local businesses, it’s perhaps best known by tourists as the promenade leading to the Tire Park (Nishi-Rokugo Park). This unique playground, ...
Relax your body and soul in their highly carbonated spring water and their natural black hot water.
Known as “Tire Park”, this park has beds of seasonal flowers at the entrance, as well as various equipment made with old tire rubber scattered around the grounds. The dinosaur-shaped tire creation, measuring 8m tall and 20m in length, is very popular with children . The attracti...
Serving Japanese sake and dishes, specializing in fugu (blowfish) cuisine. Enjoy the cozy Japanese atmosphere in the evening.
Desserts that are closely tied to local features are popular. For example, “Kamata Onsen Manju” is named after Kuroyu (a natural hot spring in Kamata) and European style dessert “Umehime” symbolizes the plum flowers of Ota City. “Kamata Onsen Manju” has receive...
A very popular restaurant among locals, featuring “gyoza with wings.” Great variety of dishes available.
Only four minutes’ walk from JR Kamata Station and great access to central Tokyo. Great location for business and leisure. All rooms are at least 18m² so you can enjoy a relaxing time in the spacious rooms.
Just 10 minutes by train from Haneda Airport and Shinagawa. Our large beds will help you to enjoy a relaxing time at our hotel. Free Wi-Fi available. We offer free laundry service and rooms equipped with a small kitchen for long-term stay guests.
The "clean eating" breakfast focused on natural foods is popular. Fully equipped with free Wi-Fi and tablets in 6 languages. Free shuttle buses available (please reserve in advance when you check-in).
In the early 1900s, the area of Magome in Ota City attracted a number of Japan’s top writers and artists. Novelists, sculptors and calligraphers all moved to the quiet countryside outside the capital to practice their crafts in a supportive community. Today, their cultural contributions are...
Spice up your time in Tokyo with a day at the races… the boat races, that is. Ota City is home to one of Japan’s few boat racing stadiums, where groups of six boats at a time compete in a watery arena in a sport not unlike horse racing. The races in Ota City take place in a saltwa...
The Ota City Folk Museum offers a host of exhibits related to the physical and cultural history of Ota City. On the ground floor, take a journey back in time to the early traces of settlement in the area, with pottery shards and other recovered artifacts. A floor map details the location and role...