Tokyo Oktoberfest 2024
Apr 30, 2024 By Michael Stigall
We've said it before, and we'll say it again: Japan loves beer. So it's no surprise there's an Oktoberfest festival happening somewhere at any point in the year. For Golden...[ Click to read more ]
Tokyo’s Go-Karts
Apr 30, 2024 By Michael Stigall
If you’ve been in Tokyo’s tourist areas for just a few hours, you might have caught a glimpse of a fleet of go-karts with costume-clad drivers speeding through the streets....[ Click to read more ]
Yoyogi Park – Where The World Comes to Tokyo
Apr 30, 2024 By Michael Stigall
Situated south of Shinjuku, north of Shibuya and just west of Harajuku, the expanse of lush greenery, rolling hills and clear ponds known as Yoyogi Park serves as an oasis...[ Click to read more ]
Bonus Flower Viewing with the 2024 Sakura Tulip Festa
Mar 26, 2024 By Michael Stigall
So we’ve talked about plum blossom viewing and cherry blossom viewing, but what if I told you there is a third type of flower viewing you could do here in...[ Click to read more ]
Records Shops in Tokyo
Mar 26, 2024 By Michael Stigall
Did you know that April 21st is Record Store Day? Sure, the modern music industry is well and truly established in the digital world, but record stores still cling on...[ Click to read more ]
Day Trips from Tokyo
Mar 25, 2024 By Michael Stigall
Now that the weather is getting better, we can start focusing on my favorite Tokyo pastime: Getting out of town. There are actually more options to accomplish this than you...[ Click to read more ]
It’s back! teamLab Borderless
Feb 28, 2024 By Michael Stigall
When most people think of art and Japan in the same vein, images on the order of Hokusai’s Great Wave of Kanagawa spring to mind. You could tour the traditional...[ Click to read more ]
Hanami in Tokyo 2024
Feb 28, 2024 By Michael Stigall
Rejoice for the end of winter is nearly here, and one of the best times to be in Japan is almost upon us. I am speaking, of course, of cherry...[ Click to read more ]
Bouldering in Tokyo in 2024
Feb 28, 2024 By Michael Stigall
I doubt that there is a single kid in the western world and a few from other places in the world who does not want to crawl the walls like...[ Click to read more ]
Volunteering in Kanto
Jan 31, 2024 By Michael Stigall
Winter is a time where we often have more time on our hands than we know what to do with. It is cold, wet, and mostly dark, so we often...[ Click to read more ]
