Odaiba is a man-made island in the outskirt of Tokyo. Its located near the Tokyo Bay, and its a nice place to watch sunset. From the waterfront, you could see the Rainbow Bridge.
Tokyo Travel 6: Yokohama
A port city, one of the old trading town in Tokyo. Minatomirai is the place that my friend suggested. It is a beautiful city, located quite far from the central Tokyo. It has
Tokyo Travel 5: Akihabara
Welcome to Akiba! The otaku town, I am actually kinda excited to there, given I am also an otaku (I appreciate anime and manga at normal level, I guess). Despite of my love
Tokyo Travel 4: Asakusa
Asakusa is like a historical site in the center of Tokyo. There are a lot of beautiful places, the most famous and must see from Asakusa is definitely Sensouji temple. It is a
Tokyo Travel 3: Harajuku
Harajuku is an interesting place. It brims with youth spirit, my Japanese friend told me that Harajuku is a place for teens. But I saw so many pictures from Harajuku, which are famous
Tokyo Travel 2: Shinjuku
Shinjuku is a huge shopping district. I mentioned about the Shinjuku station in my previous post, and now I shall recommend places in Shinjuku for you to see. Traveling is totally different for
Navigation Tools in Japan
To navigate in Japan, you definitely need internet. Wifi are available, in big stations and stores, or if you use portable wifi, or traveller simcard. I love Google map, it tells me what trains
Kyoto travel: Fushimi, Arashiyama & Nara
Since my failed effort to visit Arashiyama the day before, I prepare more the following day. My itinerary for the day was: 1. Fushimi Inari 2. Arashiyama 3. Nara 4. Tsujiri and Nishiki
Japan travel: Kyoto trip to Kiyomizu dera, Fushimi Inari and Kinkakuji
Kiyomizu dera, kinkakuji, fushimi inari could be visited in one day, on the side note you will be rushed. I started at south kyoto and the go up to north and to the west
Japan Travel: Climbing Fuji-san
To climb Fuji-san, the only time you can do it is in the summer because otherwise, it will be closed. Usual plan to go to Fuji involve staying at the base/at the logde in
Line in Tokyo station
Japan or rather, Tokyo and lines. Omg.Ok so these are the unwritten rules in train and stations. First: make lines when you are waiting for the train. You can see the place of platform
JR Pass
If you are going to use a lot of railways in Tokyo, I highly recommend you to buy the card, I am not sure the difference between Pasmo and Suica but they roughly
Tokyo travel １: Nikko 日光
Nikko is not actully located in Tokyo, but in Tochigi. There is a famous temple for Tokugawa Ieyasu that was built by his grandson which also had temple exactly next to Toshōgu, the
Getting around in Tokyo by Train: suica/pasmo card
In your trip in Tokyo, train will be your best buddy. Its cheap, fast, on time and dependable. If you are going to spend more than 1 week in Tokyo by train, you
Simcard for traveller in Japan
During my travel, I usually need internet for navigation: for googlemap for example and also to contact my friend. Luckily, my friend told me that it is cheaper and easier to get a
Shinjuku Station
Shinjuku is one of the biggest station in Tokyo, roughly serving around 2 million passanger everyday, its is very busy. Added by the sheer number of exit in Shinjuku station, one could get
Where It Begins
I started traveling since I studied my master degree in United States. Traveling is so easy in the U.S. given the ease of use of debit and credit card. I could order practically
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