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... Friday, May 23, 2025 FoodGardenLunchTempleTokyo
Food It might not look delicious and eye-catching, but breakfasts at Gyudon shops are incredibly yummy! First, this post may not attract tourists from abroad because it does not focus on a renowned destination or an exciting... Saturday, May 10, 2025 FoodTokyo
Tokyo Panoramic view of Tokyo from Bunkyo Civic Center, it’s free of charge! Although Tokyo Skytree and Tokyo Metropolitan Office Tower give us an impressive commanding view of Tokyo, the view from... Monday, May 5, 2025 Mt. FujiNight ViewTokyo
Experience So Impressive! The tuna auction in the Toyosu Market. (Including Auction Video) In the early morning, I left my house in Yokohama, drove to Toyosu in Tokyo, and parked my car in the parking garage nea... Tuesday, April 29, 2025 ExperienceFoodTokyo
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... Wednesday, December 25, 2024 Autumn leavesCultureGardenSamuraiTokyoTradition
Tradition Enjoy New Year’s preparations on New Year’s Eve. New Year's Day is one of the most important days of the year for the Japanese. On this day, we have a special dinner, Os... Sunday, December 22, 2024 CultureExperienceFoodShrineTokyoTradition
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 ... Wednesday, December 18, 2024 Autumn leavesCultureGardenTokyoTradition
Tokyo The 66-year-old lovely iconic monument: Tokyo Tower We have Tokyo Skytree and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office Tower, which offer a commanding view of Tokyo. Tokyo ... Saturday, December 14, 2024 Autumn leavesExperienceMt. FujiTokyo
Experience It looks delicious but not edible: Food Sample Making. Have you heard about Japanese food samples? You might be familiar with accessories like key chains featuring sushi, temp... Saturday, December 14, 2024 CultureExperienceTokyoTradition
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... Friday, December 6, 2024 Autumn leavesGardenTokyoTradition
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 ... Friday, November 22, 2024 CultureGardenSamuraiTokyoTradition
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... Friday, November 15, 2024 Autumn leavesCultureGardenSamuraiTokyoTradition
Culture Japanese Sword Museum: You get a close look at authentic samurai swords. It’s so cool!! Many tourists visiting Japan from overseas might have hope to see or experience something about samurai. Tokyo must be o... Tuesday, November 12, 2024 CultureSamuraiTokyoTradition
Culture Kato Tomomi Workshop: Fantastic! Samurai Armor and Helmet Craftsmen’s Arts. As I told you in the previous post about the Azalea Festival in Nezu Shrine, I was honored to visit the Kato Tomomi Work... Sunday, November 10, 2024 CultureSamuraiTokyoTradition
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 ... Tuesday, November 5, 2024 CultureGardenNatureShrineTokyoTradition
Shrine Nezu Shrine Part 2: Amazing! One-Thousand Torii Gates. I want to introduce you to a photogenic spot in the Nezu shrine compound: the One-Thousand Torii Gate. This gate forms a... Tuesday, November 5, 2024 CultureShrineTokyoTradition
Culture Fantastic! Japanese tea ceremony experience in Yanaka After my guests from Germany enjoyed watching the energetic and exciting sumo morning training, I introduced them to a c... Wednesday, October 16, 2024 CultureDrinkTokyoTradition
Temple Zojoji Temple Part 3: Mausoleum of the Shoguns As I mentioned in the Zojoji Temple (Part 1) post, the intensive air raid during World War Two burned down most of the t... Monday, October 14, 2024 CultureTempleTokyoTradition
Temple Zojoji Temple Part 2: Cute One-thousand-Buddha-Statue Another attractive and photogenic site in Zojoji temple is the One-Thousand statues of Jizo (Small Buddha) beside the ma... Monday, October 14, 2024 CultureTempleTokyoTradition
Culture Zojoji Temple Part 1: A great contrast with Tokyo Tower Zojoji temple is one of the most photogenic tourist destinations in Tokyo. You can find the reason soon after you go thr... Friday, October 11, 2024 CultureTempleTokyoTradition