The second Monday of January is a public holiday here in Japan. This day is called Seijin no Hi or Coming of Age Day, a day to celebrate those who reaches 20 years old. All 20 years old are invited to a ceremony of their becoming 20. The celebration is held as a reminder that …
Happy New Year Everyone! Today is the first working day after the new year’s holiday ended in Japan. We’d been going around Tokyo and its suburban areas for pictures taking and observing the crowd. I always found new year in Japan was extremely exciting, not because of the fireworks nor year end party. It …
Where is the best place for a day trip from Tokyo? That was the question from my readers recently. Many have been to Japan for more than once. Thanks to the depreciating yen and JR pass ticket going around Japan has become more and more affordable this past five years. When you have been to …
As one of Tokyo’s upscale areas, Omotesando is a home luxury brands like Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Tod’s, Gucci, Alexander Mc Queen and many other popular luxury brands. Its pedestrian shopping street is often referred as Tokyo’s Champs-Elysees and rarely is a quiet place to roam around. Omotesando is also known as young, trendy and fashionable …
I wrote Tokyo’s best sites for illumination recently but have yet justified what makes Nakameguro on top of the list of illumination site. Nakameguro is a small city located by Meguro River or Megurogawa (in Japanese “gawa” means river). The winter illumination along the Meguro River indisputable is one of the best illumination sites in …
Tokyo celebrates early winter in the most exuberant way: illumination festival. The illumination festival is a winter attraction that is awaited by many. The temperature may decrease rapidly, wind gets more chilly this December but when the streets are lid up with thousands of LED light, the warm and romantic feeling strike every passerby’ heart. …
