A Guide to Tokyo’s Many Baseball Teams
Mar 28, 2023 By Michael Stigall
It is hard to describe how popular baseball is in Japan. With the recent win at the World Baseball Classic over the USA, nobody can deny that Japanese baseball is...[ Click to read more ]
Mother Farm: Enjoying Chiba’s Pastoral Theme Park
Mar 28, 2023 By Michael Stigall
Mother Farm (マザー牧場) is an expansive working “entertainment” farm that is located in Chiba’s central Boso Peninsula countryside sitting 300m atop Mt. Kanozan. These qualities combine to create the perfect...[ Click to read more ]
Tokyo’s Food and Delivery Apps
Mar 28, 2023 By Michael Stigall
We've all noticed that Tokyo has a surplus of delivery persons riding around the metropolis on bicycles, but have you ever wondered what they were delivering? Being Japan, it's most...[ Click to read more ]
Top Hanami Sites Around Tokyo
Feb 27, 2023 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 ]
Tokyo’s Best Burgers
Feb 27, 2023 By Michael Stigall
Burgers have been having a moment, haven't they? I've been all over the world, and even outside of the US of A, burgers seem to be having a sort of...[ Click to read more ]
An Art Museum for the Digital Age: teamLab Planets
Feb 27, 2023 By Michael Stigall
Tokyo has many wonderful art museums. You can find them in almost every corner of the city. They have excellent independent exhibitions as well. Perhaps none of them achieved the...[ Click to read more ]
Tokyo’s Romantic Valentine Spots
Jan 30, 2023 By Michael Stigall
Valentine’s Day always sneaks up on me. Between recovering from Christmas and New Year's and dealing with some seriously cold Tokyo weather, it’s easy to forget that Valentine’s Day is...[ Click to read more ]
Tokyo’s Japanese Gardens
Jan 30, 2023 By Michael Stigall
Let's be honest for a moment: Tokyo is an amazing place, but sometimes all that concrete and urban bustle can get to even the best of us. What does a...[ Click to read more ]
Ferris Wheels of the Tokyo Area
Jan 30, 2023 By Michael Stigall
Ferris wheels aren't the first thing that comes to someone's mind about Japan unless you visit here and notice how many of them seem to exist. Almost every large city...[ Click to read more ]
Hatsumode in Tokyo – Making Your First Shrine Visit of 2023
Dec 26, 2022 By Michael Stigall
New Years in Japan is laser-focused on firsts. You have your first sunrise of the year, which is very important, and other firsts like the Shinenkai parties to bring in...[ Click to read more ]
