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In Japan, The Cream of the Crop and Company is a company known for importing and exporting Pierre Marcolini chocolates to Tokyo. The popular Belgian chocolatier is known for creating luxurious chocolate and the Cream of the Crop and Company made sure his chocolate was Read More …
Yamagishi Kazuo “God of Ramen” knew that in order to keep his famous ramen/tsukemen continuing into the future, he would need to teach others his technique and these others became his apprentice. Yamagishi trained over a hundred apprentices and he looked at his apprentices as Read More …
When it comes to “Ramen Heads” (hardcore ramen fans), ramendb.com is the bible for all things ramen. And while so much attention is received by Tomita Ramen in Matsudo, Chiba (and a film titled “Ramen Heads” featured the restaurant and has been #1 on the Read More …
Located on Ninenzaka, close to Kiyomizudera Temple is the Starbucks that many people from all over the world travel to see. Why so popular? Aside from being a Starbucks coffee shop, it’s one of the few concept stores of the company. In this case, it’s Read More …
I had the opportunity to go to the grand opening of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo in Koto ward and right at Kiba Park. The history of the museum dates back as far back in 1926 when the Tokyo Prefectural Art Museum first opened Read More …
The next burger place I wanted to try in Tokyo was a restaurant called Whoopi Goldburger (W.P.G.B.) in Shibuya. Obviously a name parody on the comedian but all the other burgers are similar to certain celebrities. And immediately reading about this made me think about Read More …
I have to say that the Farmer’s Market at United Nations University (UNU) was an interesting experience. While I expected it to be packed full of people, I wasn’t aware of how much of a variety a Tokyo-based farmer’s market would incorporate but you get Read More …
As I continue my coverage of the Farmer’s Market at United Nations University (UNU) in Shibuya, Tokyo, there is one thing that I’m sure that people would be interested in knowing is that there are food trucks and food vendors directly nearby. As a matter Read More …
I’m often asked is if there is a place to purchase fresh vegetables and you can easily find a market in many areas around Tokyo. But if you want really awesome vegetables and fruit, but also baked goods and more, you definitely want to give Read More …
It’s true that early morning breakfast at a restaurant is a concept that has not been fully embraced by Japanese just yet but there are a few restaurants that are popping up or are established in Tokyo in the past few years. Especially knowing that Read More …
When it comes to vegan restaurants, a restaurant chain that many people always feel confident in are AIN SOPH. restaurants. AIN SOPH. is celebrating their 10th year anniversary in December 2019 and each restaurant offers different style and meal offerings. With the main vegan restaurant Read More …
Quite often people recommend Akihabara for anime, manga, video game and idol fans. And Nakano Broadway for those collecting figurines and old school anime collectibles. But the other place that should be on top of the list is Ikebukuro (East Exit) area. The area is Read More …
I have written about the best burgers in Tokyo and shared the lists of other recommendations of best burger locations of other publications. One location that has no doubt has a strong following that people are willing to wait an hour to eat at is Read More …
The popular manga and anime series “Urusei Yatsura” has been a fan favorite for many people around the world as it is one of Takahashi’s (“Ranma 1/2”, “Maison Ikkoku”, “Inuyasha”) most popular series that the mangaka had created. So popular, the manga would lead to Read More …
I have to say that Edo Wonderland has been one of the highlights from visiting Japan in the last decade. I guess being a fan of Japanese cinema and watching a lot of samurai and ninja films or even anime that showcases Japan from long Read More …
One of the popular sections at Edo Wonderland is for people to throw shuriken (ninja stars). For a small price, you can throw shuriken at targets. It reminded me of when I was younger and I would purchase ninja stars (and my parents taking them Read More …
One of the coolest things to see at Edo Wonderland are a few of the museums inside the village. These are not huge museums but they do feature some fascinating things from the past. The first museum I went to was the Edo City Firefighter Read More …
While Edo Wonderland does a great job of bring that Edo Period feel to the theme park, a theme park in Japan wouldn’t be complete without a mascot and Edo Wonderland has a samurai cat named “nyanmage”. To be truthful, I thought it was a Read More …
In the early afternoon at Edo Wonderland, the staff will direct everyone towards the main strip in the village for the Oiran Dochu parade (or the Oiran Courtesan Procession). This one is interesting because many will think this is a parade for a geisha, but Read More …
In the last blog post, I discussed the live shows and how one can find out what times the next show would start. While I would usually discuss the live shows first, in this case, I wanted to discuss the times of the shows because Read More …
I have received several messages about Edo Wonderland in regards to show times. So, before I continue on with my coverage of Edo Wonderland, there is something important that I need to mention. The times of the shows are in Japanese!!!! So, looking at the Read More …
Once you arrive to Edo Wonderland, you will go through a row of trees and certain areas that showcase what people used during the Edo Period. As you go through the path, you then discover a village with mountains around it. This village is Edo Read More …
Before I discuss the Edo Wonderland theme park, in part 1, I wrote about how to get inexpensive tickets via KLOOK. In part 2, I need to discuss something very important and that’s how to get to Edo Wonderland and how to leave Edo Wonderland. Read More …