Garden Lotus flowers are fully blooming in July. Enjoy a local lotus festival in Ueno!
If you are now in TOKYO, it's time for you to be an early bird and enjoy lotus flowers on Shinobazu Pond in Ueno.I got o...
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Experience A breathtaking view of Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi, and a super surprise!
It was a super clear sky when I got up this morning, so I grabbed my Lumix-100, my old Panasonic camera, and drove to La...
Food It’s a hidden gem! Lunch on the top roof of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi!
In my previous post about the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Department Store, I didn't write about the actual lunch experience o...
Tradition Mitsukoshi Department Store is Amazing! Enjoy yummy meals and Bonsai.
I love exploring local supermarkets when I travel abroad because I can learn about the daily lives of locals, particular...
Food Lunch: Hokkaido Seafood BBQ in Tokyo. It’s simple but yummy!
You may be considering where to have lunch while exploring Tokyo. You want to savor something unique to Japan, but you h...
Garden Winter walk in Koishikawa-Korakuen Garden
Winter has just come to Tokyo, and the temperature has started dropping to near zero degrees Celsius, or 32 degrees Fahr...
Garden Kyu Iwasaki-Tei Garden: The West met the East here. (Part 2)
I will resume the blog post about Kyu Iwasaki-Tei Garden. This is the second half of our virtual tour in the garden and ...
Garden Kyu Iwasaki-Tei Garden: The West met the East here. (Part 1)
Kyu Iwasaki-Tei Garden is unique among nine Japanese gardens owned and managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Office. It feat...
Garden The samurai garden was a theme park??
Do you agree that the Daimyo Garden, a traditional Japanese garden created by samurai, is similar to contemporary theme ...
Garden The Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden: Mionr but full of remarkable tastes in samurai cultures.
Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens is one of my recommended spots for international tourists in Tokyo. First, it is just next to th...
Shrine Nezu Shrine Part 3: Gorgeous! Azalea Festival!
If you have a chance to visit the Nezu shrine from late April to early June, you will be so lucky to have a view of the ...
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 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...