In yesterday’s blog post about Toki no Kane, I wrote about how it leads to the Yakushi Shrine (Yakushi Jinja) was was previously known as Zuikousan Iou-in Jourenji Temple. The temple became known as Yakushi Jinja during the Meiji Restoration in 1868. The standing statue Read More …
Located in Kawagoe in Saitama, Prefecture is a bell tower known as Toki no Kane (Time Bell Tower). It is said that Toki no Kane was built around the era when Sakai Tadakatsu was the feudal lord of Kawagoe Castle (1627-1634). It was burned down Read More …
I’ve eaten at many okonomiyaki restaurants throughout Japan and I was going through Cat St. near Omotesando to look for restaurants that I tend to visit, I somehow ended up near an area full of restaurants and noticed a good size crowd waiting to eat Read More …
Located in Omotesando at Tokyu Plaza is an Australian restaurant known as bills. bills is a restaurant located in Australia, the UK, US (Honolulu, Hawaii), Korea and in Japan. In numerous areas in Japan in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka and Fukuoka and is owned by Bill Read More …
The Yomiuri Giants won the Central League pennant for the first time in five years, beating second-place Yokohama DeNA Baystars at Yokohama Stadium on Saturday. And many people who are Yomiuri Giants fans or are just becoming NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) fans and have the Read More …
One thing I often see in Japan is how Japanese society is very big on cleanliness after a sporting event, after a party, the thought of cleaning up was almost a collective effort and it’s something that makes me happy to see. I noticed in Read More …
There is a trend that is growing around California and that is soft serve and taiyaki coming together as one! And one popular shop that has attracted thousands upon thousands of people throughout California (including Texas and Hawaii) is SomiSomi and they put a Korean Read More …
I’m often asked which time of the year that I like to visit Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden and typically it’s spring (during the cherry blossom season) or autumn (when the leaves are colorful) and which do I recommend. Personally, I think it’s subjective, so if Read More …
While I was going to Itabashi to visit a famous temple, I stopped by Narimasu Station and saw they had a bakery which I have never heard of before. Called Sunmerry’s (not to be confused with the popular Taiwan bakery, Sunmerry), the bakery was founded Read More …
Sushi Yamazaki was one of the well-known sushi restaurants at the original Tsukiji Fish Market and now with the relocation of the fish market to Toyosu, Sushi Dokoro Yamazaki continues to be one of the top locations for breakfast sushi at Toyosu Fish Market, opening Read More …
For those in the United States (and also many other countries), it’s important to know if traveling on a flight, there are bans on certain laptops. While for those in the UK, the ban of laptops and large electronic devices such as tablets and larger Read More …
For those who will be in Tokyo during Halloween, the date for the Harajuku Omotesando Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade 2019 has been announced. We have given details about the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fes 2019 which will be held on October 26th and 27th. But for Read More …
I know that Kyoto is a beautiful place with many wonderful places to visit. Especially in the Higashiyama area, where many temples and shrines are located. But some may be wondering about the following signs warning about a wild monkey. Well, it appears that the Read More …
For those wanting to go from West Ikebukuro to East Ikebukuro, you have the choice of doing so in multiple ways, the most popular is to walk through the JR Station and the other is through a pedestrian tunnel known as WE ROAD which the Read More …
It’s natural to think that when you see garlic dishes at a restaurant, it must be an American chain. That’s what I thought when I ate at Garlic Jo’s, an American-style restaurant which offers garlic dishes. Afterall, Newport Beach had a popular Garlic Jo’s restaurant Read More …