Shibamata 柴又is a town in the Katsushika ward 葛飾区 of north-east Tokyo. It might be most famous for being Tora san's birthplace. He featured in 48 episodes of Otoko wa Tsuraiyo which means "It's Tough Being a Man". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otoko_wa_Tsurai_yo A narrow street with many typical shops is leading up to the Taishakuten temple.On the other side the town borders on the Edogawa river. Yamamoto tei is a beautiful house of an early industrialist that has both Japanese and wester elements combined in harmony.