TRAVEL GUIDE: The One about how to mail out a postcard or mail back your pocket wifi in Japan? And what about packages to send outside to another country?

You are in Japan and want to mail out a few postcards that you purchased? That’s no problem. Just ask your front desk of your hotel that you want to purchase some stamps and place it on your postcard and mail it out.  Ask your Read More …

The One about the restaurant Taimeiken in Nihonbashi

Are you an omurice fan? In Nihonbashi (Chuo ward) is a restaurant well-known for serving omurice and the restaurant’s name is Taimeiken. The restaurant is probably popular for its Tampopo Omurice, a dish in which Itami Juzo’s famous 1985 film “Tampopo”, the name was inspired Read More …

The One about the Memorial Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims in Hiroshima

If there is one area at Memorial Peace Park where people are in line to pay their respects to the victims of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, it’s at the Memorial Cenotaph at Memorial Peace Park. The Memorial Monument for Hiroshima, City of Peace, the Read More …

The One about the Clock Tower of Peace at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima

Right at the tip of the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima which leads out to the Aioi Bridge (a bridge that takes you to the Genbaku Dome/A-Bomb Dome) is another structure which people tend to visit. Known as “Heiwa no Tokei-to” (Clock Tower of Peace), Read More …

The One about Fellows the Burger Stand in Kita-Aoyama (right near Omotesando)

Right off of Omotesando (located in Kita-Aoyama, Minato City) is a burger stand that attracts many people and some consider it as one of the best burger restaurants in Tokyo and that’s Fellows. Fellows is closed on Monday but from Tuesday through Saturday, their hours Read More …

The One about Ikebukuromitake Shrine and Kosodateinari Shrine in Ikebukuro

Possibly the biggest of the shrines in west Ikebukuro, Ikebukuromitake Shrine is a fascinating shrine because of its history. As many shrines pay their respects, the main deity is Yamato Takeru no Mikoto no Shinwa”. The shrine also pays honor to Yamato Takeru, son of Read More …

The One about the Lenovo L27M-28 27-Inch FHD LED Backlit LCD Monitor

Are you looking for a full HD monitor for SoHo (Small Office Home Office) use?  A monitor that gets the job done, may it be for work, watching movies and casual gaming? The Lenovo L27M-28 27-Inch FHD LED Backlit LCD Monitor is an inexpensive monitor Read More …

The One about CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice in Tokyo

Currently in Japan, the tapioca balls (a.k.a. boba) has become a huge trend. While other countries remember how popular the trend was over a decade ago, in Japan, where many trends are started, this is one where the trend took awhile to build up full Read More …

The One about The Cream of the Cup Coffee at Shibuya Hikarie

In Japan, The Cream of the Crop and Company is a company known for importing and exporting Pierre Marcolini chocolates to Tokyo. The popular Belgian chocolatier is known for creating luxurious chocolate and the Cream of the Crop and Company made sure his chocolate was Read More …

The One about Shin Guk-jin Where Are You TV’s Things you absolutely must not do while offshore fishing

Shin Guk-jin (3 Minutes Master) Where Are You TV is an onshore fishing YouTuber that livestreams and posts videos from fishing trips. It’s a fascinating YouTube channel that has been around for more than eight years and has over 29,600 subscribers. Please check out her Read More …

The One about Iino Toshihiko and Higashi-Ikebukuro Taishoken ramen restaurant in Toshima ward

Yamagishi Kazuo “God of Ramen” knew that in order to keep his famous ramen/tsukemen continuing into the future, he would need to teach others his technique and these others became his apprentice. Yamagishi trained over a hundred apprentices and he looked at his apprentices as Read More …

The One about the #1 (or #2) ramen restaurant in Tokyo – Menya Itto in Katsushika City

When it comes to “Ramen Heads” (hardcore ramen fans), ramendb.com is the bible for all things ramen. And while so much attention is received by Tomita Ramen in Matsudo, Chiba (and a film titled “Ramen Heads” featured the restaurant and has been #1 on the Read More …

The One about Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Ninenzaka Yasaka Chaya

Located on Ninenzaka, close to Kiyomizudera Temple is the Starbucks that many people from all over the world travel to see. Why so popular?  Aside from being a Starbucks coffee shop, it’s one of the few concept stores of the company.  In this case, it’s Read More …

The One about the recipe to make “Norishio Sugomori Chahan”

In the Shinkai Makoto animated film “Tenki no Ko”, there is a scene when characters Morishima Hodaka and Amano Hina are sitting together and eating “Norishio Sugomori Chahan” (a fried rice dish with onions, grated ginger, bean sprouts, egg yolk and Calbee seaweed salted potato Read More …

The One about Shin Guk-Jin Where Are You TV’s easy 3-minute course on fishing methods, tackle, and equipment for freshwater croaker

Shin Guk-jin (3 Minutes Master) Where Are You TV is an onshore fishing YouTuber that livestreams and posts videos from fishing trips. It’s a fascinating YouTube channel that has been around for more than eight years and has over 29,600 subscribers. Please check out her Read More …