The Ultimate Guide To Tokyo
Download Podcast This week wandering the streets checking out the shops, restaurants and cafes of Shimokitazawa Greg …
Wonder of wonders, I have never sauntered into Freshness Burger until this month. I was surprised by the choices …
Japanese food is delicious, don’t get me wrong, but as an American living in Tokyo, I occasionally get these cravings …
Please note: This was an April Fool’s Post, Don’t look for the sushi vending machine! Japan is deservedly …
Tokyo is arguably one of the best cities in the world in as far as public transport goes. Trains reign supreme, both …
Yoshi Soba is a standing soba noodle bar which also sometimes has seats. While they’re not as ubiquitous as some …
Download Podcast Crouched together Al Fresco style, clutching a can of lager and a carton of pretentious Sweedish …
UR Housing is a public corporation that offers rental housing and accommodation in Tokyo and in cities all over Japan. …
The mascot of Inokashira Park Zoo is a squirrel, so to be completely honest, you shouldn’t really be expecting …
Download Podcast As the snow finally melts and sandstorms blow away, spring is making it’s much anticipated …
If there is any place to bare-all and take the onsen plunge (especially for the newbies), it is Sakura Onsen in …
The most difficult part of living in Japan is the fact that everyone looks so presentable, all the time. And by …
Thali-ya is difficult to categorise. They serve mostly authentic Indian food, but is it a bento shop? A cafe? A …
Sushi Misakimaru is yet another one of the big sushi chains that proliferate in Tokyo, with 45 branches in the Kanto …
Anyone in Tokyo can tell you transportation is expensive. The trains follow their schedule to the minute, are nicely …
More than a few hours in Tokyo’s fashion central (Harajuku) or hipper locales (Koenji and Shimokitazawa) will give you …
Store closed: Tokyo Paris Shokudo is permanently closed. Welcome to the French part of town. Special bookstores aimed …
Komoro Soba is one of those places that after you’ve been there once, you suddenly notice that they have stores …
On January 30th, 1703, a cold, still winter night with snow fluttering over Edo, forty seven ronin – samurai …
In the simplest terms, Musashino Place is a library. In reality, though, it is so much more. Musashino Place is a gem …
On a recent lunchtime stroll down the marvelously cheap Sakae Dori – a narrow street of small restaurants, bars …
Nos Ancetres de Demain is permanently closed. Sometimes “chance” is fantastic and in my meanders, I happen upon …
Ichiran (一蘭) is a famous ramen chain restaurant that has several qualities that are quite unlike a typical chain …
Harajuku is great for any seasoned or upcoming cheapo planning a day out shopping. If the thrift shops and gift stores …