The One about the Monuments at Shiba Park (across the street from Zojoji Temple)
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 …
The One about the Tokyo Cafe Guide 2017 (C&Life Series)
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 …
The One about Commune 2nd (formerly Commune 246) in Minami Aoyama
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 …
The One about My Organic Vegetable Garden – May 2017 Update
For those who have been following my organic vegetable updates will know that I put quite a bit of time (and money) into container gardening since January 2017. Please visit: The One about My Vegetable Garden Plans for 2017 The One about Planting Seeds During Read More …
The One about Gotokuji Temple in Setagaya
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 …
The One about Claude Chabrol’s “Le Beau Serge”
When discussion is brought up among cinema peers of nouvelle vague (The French New Wave), its easy to think of names such as Francois Truffau, Jean-Luc Goard, Eric Rohmer, Jacques Rivette. Individuals, colleagues and contemporaries who each worked for Cahiers du cinema before they became Read More …
The One about Nogizaka Station in Roppongi and Nogizaka46
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 …
The One about My Late Blog Post of Cafe the 6BT in Akasaka – Check out Green Kitchen in Hokkaido
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 One about Mercedes-Benz Connection Tokyo in Roppongi
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 …
The One about Ariel & Witch Moon in Akasaka
Not far from Tokyo Midtown is a shop known as Ariel & Witch Moon. As the area is known for its healthy lifestyle stores, Ariel & Witch Moon is great for those looking for herbs, seasonal gifts and flowers but also those looking for house Read More …
The One about Tokyo Midtown in Akasaka
In 2007, the mixed-use development known as Tokyo Midtown was complete and unveiled to the public. The location of where Tokyo Midtown is at was once the home of the Mori clan during the Edo period. And when the site was then took over by Read More …
The One about Taito Station
I’m often asked by people of what is the establishment with the Space Invaders character (more of a pop culture icon) in Japan. The store is called Taito Station and Space Invaders was a Taito arcade video game created by Tomohiro Nishikado back in 1978. Read More …
The One about Tosho-gu Shrine at Ueno Park
Located at Ueno Park is the shinto shrine, Tosho-gu. The shrine is where Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, the third and last of the shogunai governments in Japanese history, is enshrined. It’s important to note that there is not one but around Read More …
The One about the Go! Go! Curry Challenge
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 …
The One about Fast n Fresh Mexican Grill in Sylmar, California
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 …
The One about Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Artist”
As a fan of silent film, you eventually begin to read about what happened to the careers or the individuals, the stars of the silent era. From Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Harry Langdon Jr., Clara Bow, Mary Pickford, the Talmadge sisters and many Read More …
The One about Shinagawa Aquarium
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 …
Travel Guide: Japan – The One about How To Find Out Your Suica/Pasmo IC Card Balance If You Live Outside of Japan
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 …
The One about Kiyomura Sushizanmai
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 …
Travel Guide – Japan: The One about Purchasing Airline Tickets to Japan via H.I.S.
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 …
The One about the Memorial Event for Wayne S. Graczyk
Memorial Event for Wayne S. Graczyk Noon to 2 PM., Saturday, May 20, 2017 Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan You are invited to celebrate the life of Wayne Graczyk, longtime columnist for The Japan Times and Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan (FCCJ) member. Wayne passed away on Read More …
The One about the Itabashi Station
Located in Itabashi, Tokyo is Itabashi Station, a railway station on the Saikyo Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Established back in 1885, Itabashi leads to many restaurants, drugs stores in the area. But also the location is host for the Senior Read More …
The One about the University of Tokyo
Located in Bunkyo, Tokyo is what is considered as Japan’s most prestigious university, the University of Tokyo (Tokyo Daigaku) also known as Todai or UTokyo. One of Japan’s National Seven Universities. The university was charted by the Meiji government in 1877 and was renamed “The Read More …