Anything related to traveling in Japan
You live, you learn. That is how I felt when I visited Ueno Royal Museum at Ueno Park in December to see the “Fear in Painting” exhibit. For me, I wanted to see Paul Delaroche’s renown painting, “The Execution of Lady Jane Grey,” one of Read More …
I tend to wear a few shoe brands and when it comes to Sneakers, my closet is primarily Adidas-driven. When I was in Tokyo, I visited the Adidas Originals store in Roppongi and I was literally in Adidas heaven! I had to check out the Read More …
Ameya-Yokocho (also known as “Ameyoko”) is an open-air market in Taito ward right next to Ueno Station. And one of the things people will notice of how it has an international flair, reminding me of Shinuku’s Okubu-dori (or Shin-Okubo) and a mix of clothing shops, Read More …
Shibuya, the city that never sleeps. I have been to Shibuya at many hours of the day and there are still crowds. You would think that between 1:00 -3:00 a.m., that it would be dead, but you would see people who are getting off of Read More …
When I went on my coffee tour in Japan, one of the locations that I was recommended on visiting is Nishimura Coffee in Kobe. Because I was visiting the Sannomiya location, I decided to embark to Nishimura Coffee in Kobe for good coffee. But also Read More …
B-WAVE is the official ORIX BUFFALOES Team Store and in Japan, it’s one of the coolest NPB-related baseball team stores that I have been to. It’s important to note that in Japan, you have your huge general stores located at the stadium and then you Read More …
Continuing from yesterday’s post about the teams that made up the ORIX Buffaloes, I will now discuss B-WAVE, the ORIX Buffaloes Official Team Store. Typically when you visit a baseball team store in Japan, the official store is in near proximity to the home stadium. Read More …
For tomorrow’s post, I will talk about the B-Wave – The ORIX Buffaloes Official Team Store in Kobe. But for toda’s post, to segue into the store, I have to discuss the NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) Pacific League ORIX Buffaloes first. To know this current Read More …
For those who are interested in sculptures, Ueno Park is known to have a few. But it’s not limited to just the park, they have sculptures inside Ueno Station, but surprising to travelers, these sculptures are nude. This goes to show the difference in culture Read More …
Located at Ueno Park is the “Toki Wasureji no To” (best known as the “Time Forgotten Tower”). Over 50-years ago, the Tokyo Air Raid led to many bomb strikes and two atomic bombs were dropped in Japan and many people lost their lives. The following Read More …
Ameya-Yokocho (also known as “Ameyoko”) is an open-air market in Taito ward right next to Ueno Station. And one of the things people will notice of how it has an international flair, reminding me of Shinuku’s Okubu-dori (or Shin-Okubo) and a mix of clothing shops, Read More …
For those who love cheese tarts, you can find them around Japan. But you can also find Pablo Mini outlets as well, and these locations are great for those who want to purchase mini cheese tarts. While the actual Pablo cafe’s are the goto spots, Read More …
One of the most popular sandwich locations in Tokyo, a place where many travelers have on their bucket list to visit, is Camelback Sandwiches & Espresso in the Kamiyamacho area of Shibuya or what people like to call “Oku-Shibuya”. The sandwich shop has earned an Read More …
One of the stops in Kanagawa prefecture when riding the shinkansen is Odawara Station. And for Odawara, it was the home of the castle of the Late Hojo or Odawara Hojo clan which rivaled the Tokugawa Clan, but in 1590, the warrior Toyotomi Hideyoshi would Read More …
The area of Marunouchi may be known for its shopping complexes and big luxury brand name stores, but one will be surprised while walking around the area and discover numerous statues. In fact, the Marunouchi area has numerous statues to showcase their dedication to art Read More …
Located in Akihabara at atre1 is a bakery known as DONQ Boulangerie Francaise. DONQ is just one of the few bakeries located throughout Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore. Established in Kobe, Japan back in 1905, the company’s creed has always been “Customer and Read More …
In 1993, Kawasaki Hiroteru’s bronze statues titled “Mirai e no Sanka” (Hymn of the Future) was unveiled across from JR Akabane Station in Kita ward. When I saw the statues, I was surprised to see two naked men as statues but I always thought of Read More …