Posts in "Places to visit in Japan"

At Shinjuku for meetings in the evening followed by a quick photo walk. Shinjuku used to be my hub when we first moved to Tokyo - we lived in Higashi Fushimi on the Seibu Shinjuku line which came into Shinjuku. Hardly visit Shinjuku these days but wh...

Happy new year folks! Or as it is said in Japanese, "Akemashite, Omedetou-gozaimasu!" [あけましておめでとうございます]. And as for the other languages I speak:- 새해 복 많이 받으십시오! 祝你新年快樂！Feliz año nuevo! Bonne année! Well OK I don't spe...

Stumbled onto some photos of Tokyo Tower being built and thought I'd share. Love looking at photos of Japan in the past. Really tough finding decent ones though. Do let us know if you know of any libraries or stocks online.

Sharing a video with gorgeous night time aerial views of Tokyo Metropolis found at Goshaku Gomen. Have been making a point to go but never got round to it - if you want to see the same views of Tokyo with your very own set of optical eyes, you may w...

Folks who missed the 1/1 scale Gundam at Odaiba this Summer will have the chance to see it next July in Shizuoka. A spokes person said that it will be erected at the East exit of Shizuoka station. Will gve you more details closer to the time. Detail...

Abercrombie & Fitch recently joined the fashion war district in the middle of Ginza by opening their first Japanese outlet last Tuesday.

Never heard of Forever 21 until they opened their first retail store in Japan right next to their rivals H&M. T'was in the news for quite a bit as the ladies went into a frenzy for some coolsome apparel.

A day out with Nendoroid Rin this weekend. Can you guess where in Kanagawa this is? No prizes for guessing but will announce the winners of the Your Desk Giveaway tomorrow with another giveaway to follow - will be more free money prizes.

7pm last night - on the way home after an evening at Lalaport in Toyosu - tis where we done the Toyosu Photo Walk. Had some lovely Laksa and look forward to the day when we open our own Malaysian/Singaporean restaurant - its another goal in life ^^...

At the very top of the Roppongi Hills tower, you will discover an incredible view of Tokyo from the Sky Deck. No camera can do the view justice and just has to be seen with the nekkid eye.

Out n about in Togoshi Ginza for some din dins - few mins bike ride from my house. You will find loads of restaurants and shops selling daily stuff like fruit n veg - also where I go for some yummy curry. Me eats out nearly every day for lunch and a...

Just got back from having dinner in Odaiba and went out on the decks to catch some of the festive illuminations. At this time of evening it took us 30 mins to get there by car. Using the highway would get us there 10 mins quicker but cost an extra [c...

Starting a new series inspired when looking out the plane window on the way back to Tokyo from Singapore - the Pizzicato Five track "Tokyo wa yoru no shichi ji" [東京は夜の7時] ("Tokyo is 7PM at night") was playing in my head as Tokyo came into view...

There are a few things I miss about living in London. Walks by the river Thames. The 38 round bus from Piccadilly Circus to Hackney. Tesco's food. Bag O Chips n Savaloy. Kebabs. The thing I miss the most about living in London is the Chinese food in...

Folks visiting Tokyo who want to see more traditional Japan but don't have the time to go all the way to Kyoto can go to Kawagoe instead - situated only 31 mins from JR Ikebukuro on the Tobu Tojo Line - or an hour 30 min drive from central Tokyo.

"Hanami" [花見[はなみ]] is the Japanese word meaning "flower viewing" and is also the term used to describe the traditional custom of viewing cherry blossoms (sakura) which bloom at the end of March/early April.