Using the Japan Rail Pass
Japan Rail Pass After visiting Japan a few times and spending all our time just in and around Tokyo we discuss if we should try to venture out from Tokyo on our next trip to Japan. There were a few...
View ArticleZui ki tei, a Japanese tea house in Sweden
A Japanese tea house in Sweden The first Japanese tea house in Europe was built in 1935 in Stockholm, Sweden. It burnt down 34 years later, but in 1990 – 25 years ago – a new tea house was built, and...
View Article100km Walk Around Tokyo in 3 Days
100km Walk Around Tokyo in 3 Days Jacob Laukaitis decided to walk around Tokyo for 100km and film what he saw on the his walk. The video has had great success on YouTube with over 30000+ views and...
View ArticleDon Quijote – Japan’s Best Discount Store
Don Quijote Our first experience with Don Quijote (ドン・キホーテ) was the Kabuki-cho Shinjuku store in Tokyo. It was stocked with goods, floor after floor. On our first trip to Tokyo we must have gone into...
View ArticleVisiting Sega Joypolis Odaiba
Joypolis Joypolis, or Joiporisu (ジョイポリス) in Japanese, is an amusement park chain in Japan and China, where the games and rides are based on Sega’s characters and games. The first Joypolis opened in...
View ArticleTakeshita Dori – Shopping in Harajuku
Takeshita Dori Takeshita Dori (Takeshita Street in English) is a very famous shopping street in Harajuku. It’s a pedestrian only street and the shops are focused on fashion, Japanese pop culture and...
View ArticleVideos filmed in Japan
Videos filmed in Japan Once in a while we stumble upon videos filmed in Japan that really connect us back to Japan. It’s that feeling the videos give that sort of sums up how you have seen Japan and...
View ArticleJAPAN – Where tradition meets the future
Japan National Tourism Organization JNTO in Europe has just started it’s largest ever promotional campaign for inbound tourism from Europe, as a part of the visit Japan project. The tourism...
View ArticleTop Japanese places to visit in London
Top Japanese places to visit in London In this post we have collected our top Japanese places to visit in London. The city has so many places that are connected to Japan in one way or another. In our...
View ArticleJapanese Manhole covers T-shirts from 47Regions
Japanese Manhole covers T-shirts from 47Regions Japan is a place of so many different and wonderful things to do and see. A lot of times when we are planning our trips to Japan we decide not always to...
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