Kameido, Kasai, Monzennakacho Travel Guides

Kameido, Kasai, and Monzennaka-cho offer tourist attractions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tomioka Hachiman Shrine, and Kiyosumi Garden; sightseeing events such as the Daffodil Festival, Goldfish Festival, and Usohae Shrine; and local delicacies such as sukiyaki, motsu-nabe, and soba noodles.

Monzennakacho is an area that has prospered since ancient times as a "gate town" with temples such as Toyooka Hachiman Shrine and Fukagawa Fudoson. Although there are no large-scale commercial facilities, there are many stores that have been around for a long time and the shopping district is deeply connected. The shopping district is also very active.

Kameido is a subcenter of the city with a large commercial district that includes a downtown area, an office district, and a shopping district. The famous "Kameido Gyoza" and "Kameido Horumon" are popular among local customers, but they are so popular that people say that if you come to Kameido, you cannot leave without eating them, and there are many repeat customers from far away.

In Kasai, there is the waterfront "Kasai Rinkai Park" where greenery, water, and people meet, and at the Giant Ferris Wheel of Diamonds and Flowers, you can ride the largest Ferris wheel in Japan.

At Kasai Rinkai Park, you can see bluefin tuna swimming in a large 2200-ton donut-shaped tank, Humboldt penguins swimming around in the largest penguin exhibit in Japan, Iwatobi penguins, fairy penguins, Osama penguins, and 600 other types of sea creatures from around the world.

In the Monzennakacho, Kameido, and Kasai areas, you can enjoy specialty foods such as "asari nabe" (clam hot pot), "Tokyo's Yanagawa nabe" (Yanagawa hot pot), "Tokyo's sea eel sushi", "Fukagawa meshi" (deep fried rice), and "fried liver".

For example, the delicious asari nabe, which is rich in taurine, a nutrient rich blood thinner, as well as vitamins and iron, can be enjoyed at Masumoto's main restaurant in Kameido and at Monzenchaya.

Anago (conger eel) sushi, made from conger eel landed in Tokyo Bay, which is said to be one of the best in Japan, is available at Chanko Jaya Isaku, a renowned fugu (blowfish) restaurant.

The Monzennakacho, Kameido, and Kasai areas may not have the glamorous urban atmosphere, but each town has its own unique culture and regional color.

The Edo flavors that have been handed down to this day are still preserved in these areas, so it is a good idea to go out and enjoy them. Incidentally, this is an area where you can also encounter delicious sweets, such as a Japanese sweets store whose signboard displays what is said to be the oldest "manju" in Japan, and a long-established "yokan" (bean jelly) shop.