Tokyo/Nakano

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Nakano (中野) ward, adjacent to Shinjuku, is the near edge of the endless urban sprawl of western Tokyo.

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Nakano is a stop on the JR Chuo and Sobu lines. It is also a terminal stop for trains on the Tozai subway line (stop T01).

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• Broadway Arcade, 5-52-15 Nakano. Renowned throughout Tokyo and beyond for its jam-packed stores catering to the "otaku" culture of comics, anime, collectible toys, and the like. If you're looking for two-meter-high Godzilla figure, this is where you'll find it. There are also some used and specialty audio and video equipment stores. To get there, enter the covered arcade on the north side of JR Nakano station, and continue for about five minutes; Broadway is on the second floor; the first floor is just a normal suburban shopping mall, so make sure you check upstairs instead of walking around the ground floor and then leaving.  edit

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• Rera-Chise (レラ・チセ), Arai 1-37-12 (12 min. north from JR Nakano, continuing past Broadway), ☎ 03-3387-2252, [1]. Dinner only, 17:00–23:00; closed Mondays. A Japanese rarity even in Tokyo, this restaurant serves cuisine of the Ainu, the indigenous inhabitants of Hokkaido. Try the crushed salmon snouts and venison steaks.  edit

• Mitsuboshi Curry (ミツボシカレー), Arai 2-1-1 (Walk through Broadway and go to your left. Cross the street to the right side and you should see the name written in katakana). Very friendly staff, speaks a little English. English menu available. ¥680–¥1380.  edit

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