One of the coolest shopping areas in Japan is Caretta Shiodome in Minato, Tokyo. It’s the location of the Advertisement Museum, the Sky View on the 46th floor overlooking Tokyo, the location of the Dentsu Shiki Theatre UMI, Turtle Fountain and many cool restaurants. It’s Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
In Japan, one may come across book stores known as Village Vanguard. It’s hard to describe because all Village Vanguard’s throughout Japan are different. While books are of course prominent, so is a lot of hobbyist merchandise that are sold. And a Village Vanguard store Read More …
Toyosu Fish Market will be open to the public on October 11, 2018 and the inner market for Tsukiji Fish Market will officially close on October 6th. Tsukiji Market has been around for 83-years. The word’s largest fish market was a popular tourist attraction for Read More …
As I continue to cover my final goodbye to Tsukiji Fish Market, as the fish market’s auction and inner market will be moving to Toyosu, it’s important to emphasize that if you spent your time outdoors at the Tsukiji Fish Market, the shops of the Read More …
For the past few years I have been saying goodbye to Tsukiji Fish Market. Tsukiji was the home to Tokyo’s modern fish market since 1935 after the Nihonbashi Fish Market was destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. But there is a lot of Read More …
When one visits Shibuya, it’s easy for one to be fixated towards the Shibuya Scramble area or Harajuku area. But another place that many people may not be familiar with is another district within Shibuya Ward that attracts foodies and those looking for pubs, and Read More …
You are planning on traveling internationally, but aside from the things that I mentioned in past travel guides, I’m going to add a new section titled “Travel Essentials” (Must Bring Items) for International Travel. These are by no means a listing by priority but a Read More …
I wrote about my visit to Tokyo Midtown and was amazed by the interior and exterior but in my latest visit to Tokyo, Tokyo Midtown would become like a second home as I often visited the location and was often in awe by this shopping Read More …