Senso-ji at Night (Asakusa Kannon Temple)
I recommend coming to Sensoji Temple in Asakusa at least twice: in the afternoon and in the evening. Due to
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Author: Mia Jaap
Bandai Heroes – Ultraman and the Penguin
I love walking at night in Tokyo – there’s so much to discover. After re-visiting Tokyo Tower, I went back
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Zoorasia in Yokohama
Before the Ramen Museum, I went to Zoorasia. Zoorasia is a relatively new and modern zoo in Yokohama and much more animal-friendly than Ueno Zoo.
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Vegetarian restaurant Govinda’s in Nakano
Nakano Station is only five minutes away from Shinjuku via the Chuo Rapid Line. The area around the station is
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Iris Flower Festival in Itako
This is maybe the biggest iris flower festival in the Kanto region and it involved a longer train ride via
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Mellow Cat Cafe in Kichijoji
On my trip to various places in Tokyo that I love, I went to Inokashira Park and the Mellow Cafe.
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How to get to Camera Cabaret Toy Camera store in Tokyo
How to find that store? Camera Cabaret is the main shop of SuperHeadz, a Japanese manufacturer of toy cameras. The craze about these cameras is largely fueled by Lomography and SuperHeadz.
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Ramen Museum in Yokohama
Yokohama was the second city besides Tokyo that I visited when I first came to Japan and back then I
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No More! Movie thieves!
I have been to over seventy movie meetups and I saw at least twenty movies on my own here in
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At the movies: Gantz Perfect Answer
I have not read the Gantz manga, but I do know the anime and I didn’t like it at all.
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At the movies: Saya Samurai さや侍
Today’s movie day for me started at 9.20am with a showing of Saya Samurai at the Shinjuku Piccadilly Cinema. That’s
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