Sugamo – Grandma’s Harajuku
Harajuku is great for any seasoned or upcoming cheapo planning a day out shopping. If the thrift shops and gift stores …
Harajuku is great for any seasoned or upcoming cheapo planning a day out shopping. If the thrift shops and gift stores …
If you live in Japan and have not yet experienced the phenomenon of karaoke, what is wrong with you? Oh, I get it. …
\As an advocate of all things ice cream and gyoza, it would be a disservice for me to not tell people about Namco Namja …
Beyond dull bronzes of early statesmen, public art in Tokyo is a relatively new phenomenon. Only in about the last 25 …
When I was about 16, I wanted to play guitar in a hardcore band. After explaining this new found dream to my loving and …
If there is one thing I can say I have learned to love while living in Japan, it’s walking. I used to hate walking. If …
Continuing on my culture hopping articles, I wanted to bring attention to a museum that I don’t think a lot of people …
How much would you pay to see a panda eat bamboo behind a thick layer of plexiglass? 50,000yen? 100,000yen? Try 600yen. …
The Tokyo National Museum is Japan’s largest and oldest museum, housing over 133,000 pieces of art and archeological …
If you’ve ever taken the Keiyo line from Maihama station after a day out at Disney, you may recall having passed …
KaraNet 24 is permanently closed. Internet “café” is actually a gross misnomer for this nine-story building in Shibuya, …
Tokyo is wonderful. However, sometimes you just want to get away from all the towering skyscrapers and the modern …
In a recent article, we investigated convenience stores with alfresco cafe seating as a way to comfortably enjoy food …
As a middle schooler I dreaded being dragged to another event at the Goethe-Institut in Zimbabwe, where we lived at the …
The cost of seeing releases on the big screen can be daunting–or colloquially, a total rip-off. General …
Planning a big trip to Tokyo? Do you live in Tokyo and want to spend the weekend hitting those tourist spots you never …
Praise the powers that be—at least, when it comes to providing cost-friendly sports and exercise facilities. …
We’ve all been there. You’re in a karaoke booth having a good time with your friends, mumbling incoherently …
Early Sunday evening and the park is a combination of world’s fair, open air auditorium-slash-casting couch, tourist …
Tokyo is a city almost completely devoid of green, an in particular lush green grass. Where there is grass of any …
This was one of the installations at Roppongi Art Night which was held recently. The event itself is free and spread …