Tokyo

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 ...
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...
Culture

Fantastic! Japanese tea ceremony experience

After my guests from Germany enjoyed watching the energetic and exciting sumo morning training, I introduced them to a c...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...