A few people have asked where I stay when I go to Japan, since I stay for a longer duration than most vacationers. I am still not as confident as my other friends who do AirBNB, but they tend to stay for short durations 1-2 Read More …
Located in the Saitama Prefecture in the Central Kanto Region is Kawaguchi Station, a ralway station on the Keihin-Tohoku Line and is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The Station opened back in September 1910 and has an average of 80,410 passengers daily Read More …
I have written about Zojoji Temple in the past, but one thing I have not written about is the Jizo Statues. If you are planning to visit Tokyo Tower, across the street is Zojoji (or Zojo-ji) Temple and to the right of it are Jizo Read More …
Back in November 2016, I was able to visit the “Imaginary Threats Approaching Major Cities” Exhibit for its final week at the Tokyo City View observation deck in Roppongi in Minato Ward. Having reviewed many Kaiju films (giant monster, strange beasts) in my life, I Read More …
Right across the street from Zojoji Temple’s Sangedatsumon (Main Gate) is a resting area (or smoking area as that is what I see most people doing in this area) are a few monuments. While part of Shiba Park which goes around Zojoji Temple and there Read More …
One of my favorite things to do in Japan is visit cafes. Discover the location, experience the atmosphere and taste the coffee and dishes. And wanting to know what cafe to try can be a bit overload since Japan, especially in Tokyo, there are so Read More …
I was able to visit Commune 246, the cool food court that is hidden in a back area next to the trendy Omotesando shopping area. While Commune 246 closed down at the end of 2016, the location has been reborn on January 2017 as Commune Read More …
In Setagaya, many people flock to Gotokuji Temple which many people call the “cat temple”. Featuring a plethora of statues feat. the lucky cat a.k.a. “maneki neko” (招き猫). The legend and also the Japan National Tourism Organization says that during the Edo Period, af eudal Read More …
Perception. Sometimes when you associate certain words in the Japanese pop culture, one can easily think that the beauty will match the name. In the case of the name “Nogizaka” which means Nogi Hill, the location is named after resident and Imperial Army general, Nogi Read More …
One of the toughest things about traveling and covering so many locations is that you hope to do a write up on a place you visit that is still around. There are times where you fall in love with a place and to find out Read More …
The German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz (a division of German company Daimler AG) is well known for its luxury vehicles, buses, coaches and trucks. A history that started as far back as 1901 with the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft 1901 Mercedes and the first gasoline-powered automobile, the 1886 Benz Read More …
I have blogged about Go! Go! Curry before and for me, each time I have been to Japan, I have to tried to visit the restaurant as I love their thick curry sauce. But there is something that I have not been able to accomplish Read More …
It was a late Saturday night and with a lot of the affordable hotels booked, the most affordable hotel in Los Angels that we could find was in Sylmar, California. Sylmar is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles and is known Read More …
Located in Shinagawa is one of Tokyo’s big aquarium’s, Shinagawa Aquarium. One of the few aquariums with a tunnel tank and a shark hall where one can see sand tiger shark and grey reef sharks, the main attraction to Shinagawa Aquarium is the dolphin and Read More …
I have written about IC Cards, such as Suica and Pasmo. But let’s assume you are planning to go back to Japan and are not sure how much money you have on your IC Card. Fortunately, there is an app called Suica Reader and if Read More …
In Japan, people are familiar with the quality of Jiro Sushi and many travel to Tsukiji for Sushi Dai, but if there is one restaurant that is renown all over Japan, it would be Kiyomura Sushizanmai. Kiyomura is the shortened name for Sushi entrepreneuer Kiyoshi Read More …
As many of you can tell from this website, I love to travel and I especially love visiting Japan. While there are some people who strike when the iron is hot when they see social media posts of insane ticket sales going on. I don’t Read More …