What is Tokyo like?
Have you been to Tokyo? What is your impression? Would you like to visit Tokyo one day? What are your expectations? For the Japanese, Tokyo can be seen as the ‘city of dreams’ associated with opportunity and chance of success…
2 weeks in Kyushu with the Japan rail pass. Part 6 of 6: Day 14 – 17 Kyoto and going to Narita airport (Tokyo)
Day 14: typhoon approached Southern Japan – Rest day and Kyoto ramen We woke up and felt smug and relieved at the same time. Smug as we made the right choice traveling yesterday and relieved as we actually managed it.…
Japan 2018: Best Food and Drink
Most memorable Soup curry at Rojiura Curry Samurai, Sapporo I only learned recently that a dish called ‘soup curry’ existed. Sapporo is its birth place and has a large number of soup curry restaurants throughout the city. As we had…
2 weeks in Hokkaido with the Japan Rail Pass (Part One: Day 0 – 8)
We explored Hokkaido Japan with the Japan rail pass (aka: JR pass) in the Summer of 2018. This time we were 3: myself, C, and C’s mum. The JR pass allows you to travel with almost all JR trains including…
Making the most of your time in Tokyo – Narita Airport
I don’t usually find shopping or dining at airports interesting. There usually are mostly high-end designer brands, and other shops and cafes are completely over priced. Narita airport (Tokyo, Japan), however, is an exception. Narita has a variety of shops…
Affordable airport hotel stay in Narita (Tokyo) Japan
Narita airport is quite far away from Tokyo. It is actually in Chiba prefecture about 60km outside of Tokyo. There are several different ways of getting to/from Narita airport from/to Tokyo; prices start from around ¥1000 and travel time with…
8 things to do in Narita (Tokyo) airport terminal 1
A long layover in Tokyo? Arrived too early? No problem! There is a lot you can do in Narita airport from visiting a Kabuki themed gallery and shop, to enjoying free Wi-Fi, to catching up on some sleep in a…
