Category: Tokyo
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A Little Time in Japan and Little Time in China
Japan will always be on the top of my travel list. June was spent traveling around the southern parts of Japan. Previous visits were short, but we now had the ability to spend as much time as we liked or could afford on the weak USD. We started in Osaka since a couple of friends […]
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Sticker Shock in Japan
The island nation of Japan takes its food very seriously or at least tries to justify the large price tag for a very polished melon and other things most people find for much less back home or on the other side of the South China Sea. The same melon here in Japan would only set […]
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What to do outside to Tokyo: Kawagoe “Little Edo”
There are so many reasons to find a Matsuri or Japanese Festival while in Japan. Amongst those are eating your way through the street food selections, participating and watching the festivities of the Matsuri and to see the Japanese taking the time to enjoy life after a long work week. One particular place which holds a […]
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What to see outside of Tokyo: Kamakura..shrines, the Giant Daibutsu and a great bar!
If there is one place to visit outside of Tokyo Kamakura is it. The city itself can’t be fully seen in one day so see what you can and try to get back in the future. Here’s a great online guide to Kamakura Shrines. The city has many transportation options if needed but it is a […]
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What to see in Tokyo: Gojira..better known as Godzilla
Most of us growing up in the late 70’s early 80’s in Massachusetts were spending lunch in front of the TV watching Godzilla movies on the Creature Double Feature hour on channel 56 on Saturdays. It was so popular that it ousting the Candlepin bowling out of the mid day spot and up to the […]
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What to see in Tokyo: Design Festa Gallery Harajuku
Design Festa Gallery as they say it is ‘the space where the dreams of artists connect with visitors, ‘ . The space allows anyone to exhibit as long as it is original. They have had over 4500 exhibits since 1998. The space is constantly changing and there’s always something interesting to see. It’s a great […]
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What to see in Tokyo: Weddings @ Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine
The Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine in the Harajuku section of Tokyo is a great place to witness Japanese weddings of various traditions on the weekends. The surrounding tree filled park is a great place to go if you need a break from the clean but crowded streets of Harajuku. It is Toyko’s Central Park and […]
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