Apr 1, 2013 | Japan, Tokyo
Chidorigafuchi Sakura The Most Highly Recommended Flower Viewing Garden in Tokyo 3 Chidorigafuchi came highly recommended by all my coworkers. They said it was one of the best places in Tokyo for hanami (flower viewing), and would be perfect for very romantic...
Mar 16, 2013 | Japan, Tokyo
Walking Tokyo 3 Our Friend John Mark is still here with us in Tokyo. It’s great to have him here with us. He’s been adventuring during the day, and then having amazing meals with us at night. He’s been walking a lot, more than I think I could,...
Mar 11, 2013 | Japan, Tokyo
Ikebukuro 3 Over the weekend Ben and I went to Ikebukuro. Ikebukuro is the second most trafficked train station in the world, (second to Shinjuku also in Tokyo). 2.71 million passengers come through here everyday. The area around Ikebukuro is very exciting, there...
Mar 3, 2013 | Japan, Tokyo
Return to Sensoji 3 Ben and I went back to Sensoji temple yesterday. Ben and I were there last March, and I wanted to check it out again. It’s Tokyo’s oldest temple, and one of the most popular. It is near The Sky Tree which wasn’t complete last...
Feb 17, 2013 | Japan, Tokyo
Attack of the Otaku Date! A fun day in Akihabara 3 Ben and I decided to do our own unique take on Japan’s Valentine’s Day gender reversal, so this weekend I took Ben out for a date in Akihabara. We started out at Tokyo station and had lunch and an...
Jan 26, 2013 | Japan, Tokyo
Adrift in Tokyo This week kicked both Ben and my butts, sick kids, leaky roof, and grumpy co-workers. Today we had to just recuperate. We stayed in and watched the movie called “Adrift in Tokyo” (available on Netflix). I’m tired of seeing movies...