Tag Archives: Tokyo

[Photoblog] Captain Asakusa

  Captain of rice cracker stall (Ichiban-ya of Shin Nakamise) in Asakusa. Miki, the photographer had a good time as he was nice and frank♪ This picture does not include…

[Photoblog] Guardian of Senso-ji Temple

  A Nio guardian statue at Hozo gate of Senso-ji temple. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

[Photoblog] Craftsman of Kokeshi Dolls

  Miki, the photographer visited this shop in Yanaka by chance, but she thought it was a very lovely chance♪ This lady makes goods by using kokeshi doll motif. Miki…

[Photoblog] Nakamise Street at Night

  Number of prayers drops dramatically at night, so it seems Miki, the photographer enjoyed very different side of Sensoji-temple^^ Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is…

Falconer Cafe in Mitaka (Three Falcons) City

  “Takaho Chaya” is a very unique cafe located in Mitaka city, Tokyo. Takasho means “falconer” in Japanese, and “chaya” is cafe. You can browse and purchase falcons and other…

Mystery of Miniature Stone Garden in a Station

When we walk down a street, we sometimes come across a rather strange sight.  Today, I would like to introduce an article which writes about such “mysterious sight” at a…

Traveling Tokyo with Lonely Planet: Part 2

This is the follow-up to the article “Traveling Tokyo with Lonely Planet: Part 1”. Our blogger Mr.K goes on a brief journey around Tokyo carrying his copy of Lonely Planet with…

The Good Luck Wallet

Today, I would like to talk about money and wallets. By the way, what kind of wallet do you have? Actually I was using a bi-fold style for around five years….

Traveling Tokyo with Lonely Planet: Part1

  Travel guidebooks are necessary when visiting unfamiliar places. Lonely Planet must be one of the most popular travel guidebooks in the world.   And of course, there is the Japan…

Tanita’s Healthy Restaurant

  Tanita Corp. is a maker of health care devices such as weight scales and body fat calculators. These days, Tanita’s main office cafeteria menu has been a topic in the…

Tokyo Tower Christmas Illumination Event

  There is a happy legend claiming that if two lovers are watching the moment Tokyo Tower turns off the lights at 0:00, they will be granted eternal love. And…

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