I already talked about several different sights in Tokyo to check out. But after you visited many of the normal and well trodden sites, what do visitors to Tokyo to do? Well the world’s largest city has more to show you than just those places. Thankfully there are some interesting places to check that may be a bit out of the … [Read more...]
Category: Japan
25 Free things to do in Tokyo Japan
Tokyo may be one of the most expensive cities in the world but traveling there doesn’t always have to be. There are LOTS of ways to save money from finding cheap places to eat or interesting accommodations. And there are also a lot of really fun and interesting things to do for free in Tokyo. Here’s a list of many of the things you can do that are … [Read more...]
Five sights for First Time Visitors to Tokyo
As many of my coworkers are getting ready to head off to Japan for an upcoming trip, they have been asking me a lot of questions about things to do and see (mostly since i'm not going on the trip). It made me think a lot about what I would think would be some great things for people to see on their first trip. Tokyo is a massive city and can be … [Read more...]
Can you save with a Japan Rail Pass?
I get this question a lot from readers. Is the Japan Rail pass a good value? I mean it’s expensive and honestly, I really don’t want to spend so much on a train if I can save in other ways. Travel in Japan is expensive, it’s just a fact of the situation there. Yes, there are opportunities to use slower trains between some of the destinations but … [Read more...]
50 Great things to do in Tokyo Japan
There are easily more than 50 things to do Tokyo, so it was not hard to come up with this list. But start here and see how many you can get through. Do you have your own places you love that you would want to add? Have breakfast sushi at the Tsukiji Fish Market Watch a show at the Kabuki Theater in Ginza Get a beautiful view of the city … [Read more...]
First Time Travelers Guide to Tokyo Japan
I start to realize that after having been to the city several times there are many things I had to learn along the way to make the most of my stay and help prevent from getting lost or in trouble. I was also recently running off a list of things to some coworkers who are heading there recently on how to get by and maybe it would help some other … [Read more...]
Unintentionally Funny Signs of Travel in Japan
You know there are often times some signs and postings that are just humorous to see, even if unintentionally so. Often times I wonder if it is only I who finds these funny, maybe it’s just my stupid sense of humor. Japan is an amazing place, and it has such an amazing culture. However often times there are things there that either maybe don’t … [Read more...]
Funny Stories from Travel in Japan
I’m starting to miss my time in Tokyo. I used to travel there fairly consistently at least 2 or 3 times a year over the last several years and now it has been over a year since my most recent trip. Over those many trips I have had so many moments that I have just thought were crazy, curious, or downright funny. Some of my … [Read more...]
Of Alcohol and Juice Boxes
I love Japan, for its amazing culture, long history, and even its random oddities. One such was when I discovered these lovely things while wandering through the aisles of a local convenience store. Yup if you guessed what you are seeing there, those juice box looking things are actually alcohol. While they probably aren't juice, but they are … [Read more...]
A tour through the Ghibli Museum
I've been to Tokyo more than a dozen times and never once seemed to find the time or the opportunity to make it to the Ghibli museum. That is one of the general issues of business travel specifically is that you can never really know your schedule ahead of time and getting tickets for the museum requires advanced time and date reservation as well … [Read more...]
Himono Restaurant — Shinjuku, Japan
I have been to many different types of eateries while in Tokyo, so it is always exciting when I get to try something new. When my friend asked if I wanted to go to a Himono Restaurant, I was both excited and well curious as to what that was. Himono is a style of preparing fish that consists of drying the fish and then later grilling it … [Read more...]
A Night in Golden Gai – Tokyo
I have been to Tokyo many times in the past, and I have always wanted to go to Golden Gai but never got the opportunity to. But when I was talking with my coworker about it this time, he had mentioned he might be interested in going too and being that this may be one of my last trips (although I always say that), I really knew that I needed to try … [Read more...]