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Author: Clark Parker

Salaryman in Tokyo interested in, among other things, history, architecture, urban planning, and energy policy. Follow me on Twitter @thetokyofiles or email me at thetokyofiles [at] gmail [dot] com
July 2, 2020August 17, 2020 Clark Parker

Tokyo art event: ‘SEED’ by ASF – a leap forward

February 23, 2020July 14, 2020 Clark Parker

Tokyo, 2010 (part 1: Dojunkai 同潤会)

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 Clark Parker

An illustrated glossary of Tokyo’s bike parking 東京の駐輪場 (Chūrinjō)

May 11, 2019May 12, 2019 Clark Parker

Tsukiji Market, R.I.P. (goodbye to the curve)

April 5, 2019April 15, 2019 Clark Parker

Map: ‘High Lines’ and Rail Trails of Tokyo

March 31, 2019May 19, 2019 Clark Parker

Akihabara in person and online

January 14, 2019June 1, 2019 Clark Parker

Omori Nori: now you seaweed, now you don’t

December 10, 2018May 19, 2019 Clark Parker

How to visit Tokyo, volume 1: urban development and history museums

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Tobu Museum of Transportation & Culture 東武博物館
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Hot on the monster's tail: meeting Godzilla ゴジラ in Tokyo
Tokyo neighborhood map 東京地区地図
A walk in the sex park: Yoshiwara and the Tokyo bordello
Seibu Tokyo Hiking Maps ハイキングマップ埼玉県の秩父
Canals of the Ginza: floating through time on Tokyo's central waterways 東京江戸「水の都」
Watching the Hakone Ekiden: a practical guide to Japan's biggest race 箱根駅伝コース地図
The 5 pm going-home song 5時のチャイム

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