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 …
Pizza lover Hiroki Sarumaru wanted to bring New York-style pizza to Japan. For those who aren’t familiar with New York-style pizza, it’s pizza that has a thin, crisp crust with delicious toppings and yes, served as completed or by the slice on paper plates. The Read More …
For those who will be in Tokyo during Halloween, the date for the Harajuku Omotesando Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade 2018 has been announced. The parade will be held in Omotesando on Sunday, October 28th (Parade is usually at 1:00 – 2:30 p.m – But please Read More …
A week before the Surf Ranch Pro in Lemoore, my friend Fidel recommended me to try Super Mercadeo Leon, a taqueria (Mexican restaurant) and carniceria (Mexican meat butcher) establishment in the downtown area. I have often heard positive things about this establishment, when it comes Read More …
As I had two days to think about my experience at the Surf Ranch Pro, I contemplated how many positives and negatives should I list about the event. While Surfer Magazine did a good job of going into their thoughts of judging and knowing Lemoore, Read More …
Hello everyone. I just got back from the Surf Ranch Pro which completed on Sunday afternoon with Hawaii’s Carissa Moore and Brazil’s Gabriel Medina winning the event. But I am absolutely exhausted, so I apologize if it sounds like I’m rambling in this blog post. Read More …
I’m often asked quite a bit of whether or not the Shinjuku is safe? One may hear comparisons between Shinjuku and America’s “Sin City”, Las Vegas. But the two are very different but have some similarities. For the most part, Tokyo is safe day and Read More …
I wanted to introduce Angela to one of Fresno’s well-known restaurants that people come for breakfast, the Fresno Breakfast House. As many people are used to going to the usual popular restaurant chains for breakfast, one thing I still support are local, mom and pop Read More …
In the Shonan area of Enoshima (A beachside community in Kanagawa Prefecture), Japan’s first “French Toast” specialty stores opened. Known as LONCAFE, the cafe’s theme is resort life and Shonan culture. The LONCAFE at Naka-Meguro is a smaller location, so I didn’t want to take Read More …
In Japan, when it comes to popular American characters, one can expect anything Disney to be super popular. But another character that has a following is Snoopy. The popular character in Charles M. Schultz’ comic strip “Peanuts” and Charlie Brown’s pet beagle who debuted in Read More …
In the United States, we are accustomed to knowing that America has 50 states, a federal district (Washington D.C., which is also a capital city) and five major territories (which includes Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands). The latter Read More …
If you look at the photo above of me taking the bus back to the airport knowing my vacation has ended and it’s time to go home, what you see is the face of post-travel depression and exhaustion. All rolled up in one. For those Read More …
Halloween has become a phenomenon in Japan. A little over five years ago, Halloween wasn’t even a thing in Japan. But that has changed as Halloween has become a major event in Japan were restaurants, bakeries, cafe not only found an event to take advantage Read More …