The Sumida River Fireworks Festival in Asakusa, held every summer, has to be the most famous fireworks show in Tokyo. The crowds it draws are absolutely enormous. Luckily, you can see the fireworks right from …
I go to the Tokyo Skytree fairly often, and right on the way there is a cafe with a long line out front every single time. I had been curious about it, so one weekend morning I finally went. The front entranc…
There was a furniture fair in Makuhari, so off I went. This time I really should not walk around until I collapse like last time (T_T) A cake shop inside Akihabara Station A proper cake shop (FLO PRESTIGE) …
By the time I had finished all the paperwork, July was almost over. A month goes by fast. I stopped at the driver’s licence centre before work to get the papers sorted, and by then lunchtime had already …
I was taking it easy at home over the weekend when I somehow ended up heading out to Shimokitazawa. A famous place called Cicoute Cafe was about to close for good, and someone told me I should go at least once…
I bought all my home appliances in one go at Yamada Denki in Ikebukuro. If you are going to live in Japan there is a lot you need anyway, so buying it all at once is the economical way to do it. The more you b…