Tokyo-to Travel and Tourism Guide

A few things I've noticed during my first day in Japan, that I find interesting:Taxi drivers all wear suits, and Taxi doors automatically open for you.People are exceedingly friendly and customer service is better than any other place I've seen, yet people are not tipped.There is an obsession with things French. Lots of high-end boutique stores, cafes, and pastry shops utilize French names and language.It is considered rude to talk on your cell phone on buses or trainsMany places don't open u...

.. to spend two days and one night in the city with my backpack and no plans of sleeping at all.  To have enough energy, I knew I had to have lots of sleep before I venture off but I was extremely excited that I just couldn't shut off my brain about my trip so I ended up having only a few hours of rest, just enough to make me feel like not going anymore for feeling too sleepy. But I still fought off the laziness and congratulations to myself! I biked my way to ...

Today we are leaving Kyoto for Tokyo on the Nozomi bullet train. Kevin is flying home while I continue to Taiwan!Since our hotel in Kyoto is right above the train station, it was a short walk to the platform. We took the fast Nozomi bullet train from Kyoto to Tokyo, with very few stops. In the bullet trains, you can feel the train banking when it makes a long curved turn, pretty neat! At Tokyo station, we got on the Narita airport express to go to the airport. We were plenty early for our fli...

The next morning we woke up early and went to the Edo Tokyo Museum, which was very impressive. They had everything from Jomon-era pottery and Samurai swords to an amazing exhibit on Japan's role in World War II. There was a whole section dedicated to the artwork of school children in Hiroshima during the time of the bombing which was paired with a documentary that was playing on a screen next to it. This had an overwhelming effect on me, and actually caused me to shed a few tears. Baseball ...