Tokyo Travel Blogs - Page 3

Tokyo is a very cool city and very different than ANY other huge international city I’ve been to.  The first thing I noticed was how quiet it was.  Even the subway was quiet even when packed wall to wall!  In fact, even traffic was quiet!  I don’t think I heard anyone honk a…

We got back to Tokyo after an even worse overnight bus than the last one but luckily we got in to the hostel around 6 am and crashed in the common room for a few hours before checking in. Then we headed to Akhibara for a couple of hours to check out the electrical shops and one slightly weird sex …

dmae712 (Donna), one our members posted a super shot of shoppers in Tokyo rushing to get their shopping done before the stores closed. And she did such a good job on it that you can see the movement in the shoppers as the bags and people blur with the speed. This looked like a real challenge to m…

So, this is it, one month of travelling through japan. Too brief to see and do all the things I wanted to, but long enough to get a good first impression. I will certainly return one day. Probably quite soon. This time I mainly saw the historical and cultural side of Japan. Next time the speedy sid…

We arrived at Tokyo Station and managed to get ourselves on the right train to go towards the bus terminal. We checked in at the counter and waited around for our tour to be called. The morning's itinerary consisted of visiting the Tokyo Tower, the Imperial Palace, and the Asakusa Kannon Temple. I …

I am slightly embarrassed to say this, but the most glorious moment in my trip so far, was shared with a throng of teenage girls. Teenage J-Rock fangirls, to be specific.So I arrived at Shibuya O-East, feeling nervous that I was going to see my favourite Japanese singer in person. I was so nervous,…

This day started out a bit poorly.  I was ready for my first ever day in Tokyo alone but I could not find my camera.  I torn through my pack several times and began to think I had left it in Canada.  Of courser the fact that I had used it the previous day to take a snapshot of the ou…

Sniff!  Our last full day in Japan!  I think we were completely dead tired by the time Friday arrived! lol Woke up a little late so missed the auction at the Tsukiji Fish market!  We hauled ass out of the hotel at 6, didn't even bother to wake up Gabs. LOL  We took the Hib…

Thoughts for today: 1. Having no language skills is the ultimate emasculation. Maybe its a pride thing, but I dislike the idea of gesticulating my way around a conversation, pointing stoically at plastic replicas in restaurants to order, muttering monosyllabic words to convenience store cl…

Up until now, I haven't mentioned a whole lot in my posts about my current work situation here in Tokyo. And perhaps that's for the best. I've heard of people getting reprimanded (not specifically at my company, but at other companies like mine) for posting on their blog about their work environmen…

Tokyo Disneyland! Tokyo Disneyland! Jana and I have been talking about going to Tokyo Disneyland for a month or two now and we finally went to today. The purpose of the trip was not to ride on the rides but to eat a ton of food and to do some shopping.   I picked Jana up at 5:45 and we heade…

These are just some of my favorite photos from the first leg of my world tour. Starting off with Japan, then Taiwan, Korea & China. This blog chronicles my travels over the first part of my adventure. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I do. :D

With a population of 35 million, greater Tokyo is the world's most populous metropolitan area. It is also a lot of other impressive, unique or simply crazy things. But first things first.When looking for accommodation in Shinjuku, I had two low-budget options: a dorm in a hostel or a capsule hotel.…

  Ostimme eilen kaupasta aamupalaa aikaiseen herätykseemme: leipää, metvurstia ja banaania. Lisäksi finrexiä. Kello herätti nimittäin 5.00.   Menimme aamun ensimmäisellä junalla suoraan Hanedan kentälle (eri kentälle siis kuin tullessa). Siellä meillä oli e-lippujen kanssa…

Day 9: We woke up, packed, and checked out. Today was the day that we left Tokyo and ventured to other parts of Japan. We first went to Ueno station to eat breakfast (was craving american food) and ate at the Hard Rock Cafe. We then went back to Minami-Senju to drop off our stuff in a large bo…