Tokyo Tour Guide

03/06/2025

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28/02/2025

A pickled cherry blossom on Geppei, a traditional Chinese pastrie.
The Japanese character "さくら” means cherry blossom.

04/12/2019

Have you ever heard of Daibutsu, or the great statue of Buddha, in Tokyo?

When it comes to Daibutsu, ones in Nara and Kamakura are quite famous, but actually there is one in Tokyo. It is located in a rural area in Tokyo, Itabashi ward.

The nearest station is Chikatetsu Akatsuka (F3) on Subway Fukutoshin Line. It takes about 20 minutes on foot from the station.

21/11/2019

23/10/2019

What do you say to the idea of having a lunch/dinner box (Bento in Japanese) in your hotel room if you are tired after a long flight or traveling around Tokyo?
This box meal has several food, such as steamed rice, deep fried cutlet and shrimps, some pickles, and sliced cabbage.
Box meals are available in department stores, and even in some big train stations.

20/09/2019

This Ramen noodle is for vegetarians.
You can enjoy it near Shinjuku Gyoen Mae station on Marunouchi Subway line.

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27/04/2018

Hakone ropeway will be partially suspended.

15/03/2018

Please be careful when taking Keiku line from Haneda airport. They are bound for not only Tokyo downtown district but also Yokohama, a neighboring city.
Shinagwa, pink colored, on the board shows downtown Tokyo.

23/01/2018

We had snow yesterday in Tokyo.

18/01/2018

Kiyosumi Teien, a Japanese garden, in Tokyo