I walked around “Shinanomachi,” which is called the Soka Gakkai Village (2007–09)

<p>An acquaintance of mine who knows a lot about Tokyo&rsquo;s geography strongly recommended that I visit a place called Shinanomachi once, because it&rsquo;s amazing, so I took a Sobu Line train from Shinjuku to Shinanomachi Station in the heat of midsummer 2007.</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:480/0*v5nz3m5-dLwq12FM.jpg" style="height:319px; width:480px" /></p> <p>One of the surprising things about coming to Tokyo is that there are still areas with vast green spaces and natural environment even in the middle of the capital, thanks to the existence of many sites related to the imperial family, such as Shinjuku Gyoen, Jingu Gaien, and Akasaka Imperial Palace. It was a long time ago when I heard that land in such a great location was being bought up one after another by a certain religious group.</p> <p><a href="https://deepannai.medium.com/i-walked-around-shinanomachi-which-is-called-the-soka-gakkai-village-2007-09-1fdab0cc19cc"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>