Drink

Ueno Sakuragi Atari is a cozy but fantastic place.

Ueno Sakuragi Atari is a small shopping and drinking complex comprising three renovated old Japanese houses built in 193...
Drink

Kagurazaka, a nostalgic but stylish town in Tokyo.

Kagurazaka is a town for adults who want to spend quality time with their loved ones. The atmosphere on the backstreet o...
Food

Ramen Paradise! Ramen Museum in Yokohama

Are you a ramen lover? If so, why not visit the Ramen Museum in Yokohama, a ramen heaven where you can enjoy a variety o...
Kamakura

Yokohama Night Cruise, A Unique Experience!

Yokohama is a modern city, just south of Tokyo. You can find it to be a beautiful, exotic port town. It sits between cen...
Culture

June may be the best season to visit Kamakura.

One of the best one-day trips from Tokyo is to Kamakura, which is about 60 minutes away from Tokyo station by rapid trai...
Culture

“A Three-Garden Tour in Tokyo” Part 3: Kyu-Furukawa Garden symbolizes the contrast between the samurai era and modernizing Japan.

The last stop on the "Three-Garden Tour" is Kyu-Furukawa Garden, about a 15-minute walk from Rikugien Gardens or a 10-mi...
Culture

“A Three-Garden Tour in Tokyo” Part 2: Rikugien, An Authentic Samurai-Lord style Garden in Tokyo

The next stop of the Three-Garden Tour on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line is Rikugien Gardens. The Somei Mon gate is just n...
Culture

“A Three-Garden Tour in Tokyo” Part 1: Koishikawa-Korakuen, An Amazing Samurai Lord style Garden in Tokyo

If you are enthusiastic about traditional Japanese gardens in Tokyo, I recommend "A Three-Garden Tour" on the Tokyo Metr...
Cherry Blossom

The Temple Where Cats Bring Luck to You: Gotokokuji Temple

In a calm residential area in Setagaya borough, a 10-minute walk away from Gotokuji Station on the Odakyu Line, you will...
Cherry Blossom

Gorgeous weeping cherry blossom, Shidare-Sakura at night

Rikugien Gardens' "Special Nighttime Viewing in Spring" is worth visiting because a lit-up Shidare-Sakura, a weeping che...