As I continue with part 5 of “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills in Minato, this time we continue with the central section of the art exhibit. This time we come upon Junko Koike’s “Space-time Paper Dress” which was created in 2017. Read More …
As I continue with part 4 of “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills in Minato, this time we continue on to the central section of the art exhibit. You will come upon a few artwork on the wall. The artwork like done Read More …
It’s time to continue with part 3 of “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills in Minato. After entering the exhibit and seeing the numerous and awesome works of Takashi Murakami, we then switch to another talented artist…Miran Fukuda. Miran was the youngest-ever Read More …
When you reach to the starting point of the Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit at Roppongi Hills, you are first greeted with a message: The starting point for this exhibition was a request we made to a number of artists: to create their own Doraemon. Read More …
I had the opportunity to visit “The Doraemon Tokyo 2017 Art Exhibit” at Roppongi Hills which was held on November 1, 2017 through January 8, 2018 at the Mori Arts Center Gallery (52F) at Mori Tower. For those who are not familiar with “Doraemon”, back Read More …
On July 14th, I traveled to Fresno, California to check out the Fresno Obon Festival 2018. The first event took place back in 1945 and the event was celebrating their 73rd year and since my college years, I have been attending nearly every event. What Read More …
In Japan, Kazuo Yamagishi is a man who was known as “The God of Ramen” and also the man responsible for creating tsukemen, a ramen dish in which noodles are eaten after being dipped in a separate bowl of soup or broth. Getting the idea Read More …
I love finding new places in Tokyo to capture reflections in the water of buildings or trees. You can find most places at parks but right near Marunouchi Police Station Wada Kuramongai Police Box is a bridge that takes you to Wadakura Fountain Park (which Read More …
For those going to Tokyo, if there is one thing you will often ride on, it’s the JR Yamanote Line. It’s one of Tokyo’s most busiest lines and it’s the line that will connect you to important stations such as Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ueno and Read More …
When I was out of high school, growing up in the Kings County area of California, there was one restaurant that I would frequent with friends, it was the Boston House of Pizza which had two locations, in Hanford and Lemoore, California. Prior to that, Read More …
When I first flew from SFO (San Francisco International Airport) back when I was in college and I didn’t have the best experience. Mainly because I was using standby tickets and a snowstorm hit the East Coast that all flights were diverted to San Francisco Read More …
Dean & DeLuca is one of the well-known upscale grocery store chains in America. Founded in New York City’s SoHo district by Joel Dean, Giorgio DeLuca and Jack Ceglic back in September 1977, they were joined by Eugenio Pozzolini in September 1979 and are now Read More …
The One about Mount Takao in Hachioji Part 9: Yakuou-in Daishi-do Hall and Izuna Gongen-do Hall The One about Mount Takao in Hachioji Part 8 – Head Temple Takao-san Yakuo-in The One about Mount Takao in Hachioji Part 7 – Takaosan no Sugi-Namiki (The row Read More …
The One about Mount Takao in Hachioji Part 8 – Head Temple Takao-san Yakuo-in The One about Mount Takao in Hachioji Part 7 – Takaosan no Sugi-Namiki (The row of cedar trees) and approaching Shitenno-mon Gate The One about Mount Takao in Hachioji Part 6 Read More …
It’s Obon Festival time!!! I have blogged in the past about what an Obon Festival is and covered various events. And I’ll be heading to Fresno for the Fresno Obon Festival, the largest Obon Festival in the Central Valley (California). It’s an event I have went to Read More …
With the World Surfing Championships coming to Lemoore, California at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch in September, I wanted to spotlight a few restaurants that travelers to the small town may want to check out. One of the things I noticed during the WSL Founders’ Cup Read More …
The One about Mount Takao in Hachioji Part 7 – Takaosan no Sugi-Namiki (The row of cedar trees) and approaching Shitenno-mon Gate The One about Mount Takao in Hachioji Part 6 – Gongenchaya – One last ramen restaurant before making your way up Mt. Takao Read More …