A Visit to Senso-ji Temple in Tokyo
After ourtwo breakfasts at Tsukiji market, we took the subway to the Asukasa neighborhood. We stopped in the tourism office, where we picked up a local map and were asked where we were from which was duly recorded. They said they…
A Tale of Two Breakfasts in Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market
Monday in Tokyo Despite waking up in the wee hours of the morning, we got a later than expected start. Walking to Shinjuku station during the morning rush hour is like fish swimming upstream against the crush of people headed for work in the…
Tokyo’s Harajuku Girls and Rockabilly Boys
On our first Sunday in Tokyo, we took the metro to Harajuku station. We’d heard on Sundays that people (mostly girls) like to get dressed up in cosplay and various Lolita type costumes and that a nearby street, Takashita Dori (photo at top) might…
Tokyo Restaurants; Hitsumabushi and Tsunahachi
Hitsumabushi (unagi/grilled eel) The Hitsumabushi restaurant on the 12th floor of the Ginza branch of Tokyu Hands department is the main branch of a well-known Nagoya eel restaurant. They are famous for their special Nagoya-style tamari sauce on unagi (eel)…
Half Day Tour of Tokyo-Can We Learn to Love the Bus and Follow the Leader?
Sunday in Tokyo- The 1/2 Day Tour As part of our airline package we had a half day tour of Tokyo. I contacted the travel agency before we left, looking for details about what was included in the tour and they…
Did I Fly All The Way to Japan to Have My First Meal at Denny’s?
Flight on Singapore Airlines SQ11 LAX to NRT We left Los Angeles on a Friday afternoon and arrived in Tokyo on Saturday night. This flight was supposed to be on the new Airbus A380, but after the earthquake, Singapore decided to delay the launch for…
Tips and Observations For A First Time Traveler To Japan
I’ll admit, I was intimidated by the thought of traveling to Japan. Even though I’m fairly well traveled in Asia, I knew things would be different. There’s the language issue, etiquette, unfamiliar food and even with the research I did, I found…
Japan Travel Resources and Links
Below are links to sites I found helpful during the research for our trip. I didn’t use every single one of them, because there is just way too much information out there and we only had a week, but thought it might be useful…
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