Sanja Matsuri, Tokyo’s Wildest Festival
Apr 20, 2018 By Bert Wishart
Tokyo has many festivals, and particularly as we head towards the summer months they will be coming thick and fast. But none are quite so wild as Sanja Matsuri in Asakusa....[ Click to read more ]
Tokyo Summer Sumo Basho 2018
Apr 17, 2018 By Justin Hanus
Out of the six annual grand tournaments of sumo wrestling, Tokyo hosts three. Of those the Tokyo Summer Sumo Basho in May in particular is an experience like none other!...[ Click to read more ]
Thai Festival in Tokyo
Apr 10, 2018 By
The annual Thai Festival in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park is a great place to find excellent Thai food, as well as enjoy a diverse stage schedule including martial arts demonstrations, musicians, dancers,...[ Click to read more ]
Learn About Tokyo’s Yesteryear At Taito Shitamachi Museum
Mar 27, 2018 By Jason Gatewood
Sooner or later as you become acclimated to this place, you’ll start learning about the different eras of Japan. For example as of March 2018, we are living in the...[ Click to read more ]
Must See Shrines and Temples of Tokyo
Mar 27, 2018 By Bert Wishart
Many of Japan's most famous shrines and temples are in the old capital of Kyoto. Tokyo, while not as historic as the city it replaced as the nation's social and economic base,...[ Click to read more ]
Your tour of the regions of Japan begins under the tracks of Akihabara
Mar 26, 2018 By Jason Gatewood
Of course you know what Tokyo’s Akihabara district is known for: electronics, video games, anime and manga shops, maid cafes, and anything else that would make a nerd, geek, weeaboo...[ Click to read more ]
Grocery Delivery Services In Tokyo
Mar 26, 2018 By Jason Gatewood
When I moved to Tokyo proper last year, I made sure to position myself in between two 24 hour grocery stores so even if I’ve run out of sugar at...[ Click to read more ]
Bikesharing In Tokyo
Mar 26, 2018 By Jason Gatewood
It’s been almost eight years since the concept of bikesharing hit Japan’s shores in the Minato-Mirai and Kannai districts of Yokohama, but even though you can find some 87 different...[ Click to read more ]
8 Most Unique and Fun Themed Cafes and Restaurants in Tokyo
Feb 26, 2018 By Justin Hanus
If you think it’s only in anime, manga, tv shows and movies that Japan can be unique and creative, think again. Their culture whether in the ancient times or today...[ Click to read more ]
Sample Food From All 47 Prefectures Of Japan in Tokyo!
Feb 21, 2018 By Jason Gatewood
It’s impossible. Even in my almost 2 decades of traveling all over Japan, I have yet to hit the magic number 47, the number of prefectures that make up Japan....[ Click to read more ]
