Yakatabune Boat Tour in Odaiba, Tokyo
These are photos I took on a yakatabune, the highlight of this Tokyo trip. In Odaiba you can see boats hung with lanterns floating on Tokyo Bay, and that is exactly what this is. A shot of central Tokyo An ex…
These are photos I took on a yakatabune, the highlight of this Tokyo trip. In Odaiba you can see boats hung with lanterns floating on Tokyo Bay, and that is exactly what this is. A shot of central Tokyo An ex…
Honestly, I didn’t want to come to such a boring place.. but it was a group tour, so I had no choice.. Since I was here anyway, I took a few photos. They don’t let you inside the Imperial Palace. S…
There are quite a few nice parks inside Tokyo. It’s a bit like how Seoul has the Han River banks, Cheonggyecheon or Yangjaecheon. But Yoyogi Park connects straight onto Harajuku and Shibuya, so it’…
I went to Tokyo Tower, which it’s no exaggeration to call the most famous sightseeing spot in Tokyo. It was daytime and the sky was gloomy, so there wasn’t much to see. So I didn’t bother goi…
Senso-ji in Asakusa, which I visited on this Tokyo trip. Back when I lived near Tokyo I never once felt like going, but somehow I ended up there this time. Well… since I was there anyway, might as well t…
I was in Tokyo for the first time in a while, and a friend said there was a decent neighborhood sushi place near his home and that we should go. This is the owner. He’s a little shy. He’s making t…
There was a place I really wanted to try whenever I got to Asakusa, famous for Senso-ji: Namiki Yabu Soba, which has made quite a name for itself in Tokyo for its soba. I’d been in the neighborhood once …
I think I’ve said before that there really isn’t much to eat in Shibuya. Most places target dating couples or young people who aren’t fussy about food, so it’s mostly fast-food chains a…
Just like in autumn, the cherry blossom light-up is waiting for you once night falls. So, naturally, off to the famous Kiyomizu-dera. The traffic all the way to the parking lot was so bad that I think we spent…
Since I came to Kyoto to see the cherry blossoms, I obviously couldn’t skip the famous blossom spots. First stop was Maruyama Park. There were loads of cherry trees, but the whole place felt pretty chaot…
Honestly, there aren’t many places in Kyoto that are really worth eating at. It’s either expensive or not tasty. (Most of the time it’s both.) I guess that’s because the whole city is o…
I went to Okuni in Izumo, a place famous for its miso ramen. That rich miso ramen broth looks like it would be great for a hangover. The thick braised pork was good too. The basic ramen The ajitama egg is goo…