Visiting Tokyo around November/December is an amazing experience if you are a Christmas fan who is attracted to Christmas lights. Granted, where Christmas is seen as a religious holiday for some, spending time with your family and loved ones and days off of work and Read More …
My review of the 2010 documentary “With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story” which was featured on J!-ENT When it comes to comic books, Stan Lee is a true legend. Known for writing comic books and was an editor and publisher for Marvel Comics, but Read More …
On November 12th, Stan Lee passed away. I’m not going to say I was shocked because a lot of us has seen Lee’s health declining over the years and in fact, for us who have covered the events, it was a priority of trying to Read More …
For those who need assistance in hiking rough terrain, a trekking pole/waking stick is definitely worth bringing along. May it be for stability or to provide rhythm to your walking pace. But they really do help in taking pressure of your back and joints (especially Read More …
I’ve written about my love for the music show “Produce48”. In South Korea, there is a television show called “Produce 101” in which they get young women (season 1) and young men (season 2) from different talent agencies and they compete to become a 12-member Read More …
Last but not least, it’s going through the red torii gates leading to Otome Inari Jinja. As mentioned in the first post about Nezu Shrine, while slightly modeled after Fushimi Inari Jinja, it’s not as alluring as the Kyoto-based shrine but for Tokyo, it’s still Read More …
Leading directly to the honden right up front in the center is the Karamon (Chinese gate) which can be found at numerous Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples and Japanese castles. Connected to the Karamon is a Sukibei (lattice-windowed wall) wall surrounding the honden. Both of these Read More …
You probably heard that Japan will be kicking off a “Sayonara Tax” beginning in January 2019. With the increase of tourism in Japan (28.69 million international tourists in 2017) and Japan ranked #4 out of 141 countries in the “Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017”, Read More …
The main building at Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo ward is the Honden (main hall) built in a ishi-no-ma-zukuri Shinto shrine style. While the honden can be seen from the outside, it’s not as easy to get a look at the haiden (worship hall) or heiden Read More …
As I continue to explore Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo ward, you will find a few interesting things around the two-storied romon (the tower gate which was built back in 1706). For one, you’ll see a bridge which is quite popular for wedding photos or scenery Read More …
As I continue to explore Nezu Shrine in Bunkyo ward, you’ll see a two-storied romon (the tower gate which was built back in 1706). When it exploring the top of the romon, you can’t help but be enamored by the beauty and detail up above. Read More …
The VETOMILE JA-CJS-180629 is a very, useful battery charger power banks to own for many emergency uses. For one, this unit allows for charging up to 6.5L(t) gas or 3.0L (t) diesel engine and other batteries up to 30 times with 800 amps of peak current Read More …
For those who need assistance in hiking rough terrain, a trekking pole/waking stick is definitely worth bringing along. May it be for stability or to provide rhythm to your walking pace. But they really do help in taking pressure of your back and joints (especially Read More …
As you round the corner towards Nezu Shrine, you have different paths to choose from, you can go up the side and enter a path of torii including a shorter torii path. As fascinating as it is to go up and see what is in Read More …
One of the Shinto shrines I had on my bucket list but kept bypassing to pursue farther shrines was Nezu Shrine. It took a while but now I’m happy to say that I traveled to Tokyo’s Bunko ward to check out Nezu Shrine, one of Read More …