Roppongi’s Art Triangle makes it a popular destination for lovers of art and beautiful things. I am one of those people. After our afternoon visit to Tokyo Midtown, I knew that Roppongi Hills would not disappoint. Roppongi Hills Arriving at Roppongi Hills, it was already about 4.30pm. We walked past Louise Bourgeois’s giant spider sculpture, Maman, and an equally giant Christmas tree to find our way to Mori Tower. There were plenty of signage around the complex, …
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{Japan Winter} Roppongi Hills & Mori Art Museum, Tokyo: Lovely view of Tokyo at the Roppongi Crossing
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{Japan Winter} Namja Town & J-World, Tokyo: Amusing food & anime theme parks in Ikebukuro
In case you haven’t been following my Japan trip blog posts so far, I’ve basically been to Japan twice. My first visit has been documented and blogged. So I am now in the process of slowly sharing my thoughts and itinerary for the second Japan trip, one day at a time… As you can tell, I love taking photographs so most of the times, I let the pictures speak for themselves. Ikebukuro, Tokyo Last year, …
{Japan Winter} Kawagoe, Saitama: A nice walk around Kitain Temple
I love big cities. That’s just the way I am. But I also love visiting little towns with characters. So, when visiting Tokyo, I always take the time to at least make one day trip visit to a small town nearby. Totally different from the style suburb Harajuku/Shibuya and also equally unique to the quirky Kichijoji is a small town called Kawagoe, just 50 minutes away from Shinjuku. Kawagoe (川越) is suitable as a day …
{Japan Winter} Nakano, Tokyo: The vintage anime paradise (And and a taste of Shinjuku)
How many suburbs can you fit in your travel itinerary for one day? I had that question in mind when trying to schedule our Japan trip back in December 2013. With more than a week to spend in Tokyo, I wanted to fit as much as I could, without sacrificing on the enjoyment. So on the second day, I decided to venture to Mitaka/Kichijoji and Nakano as they were located not far from each other …
{Japan Winter} Kichijoji, Tokyo: Inokashira Park & hipster vintage stores
We visited suburbs around Tokyo for our second visit to Japan last December 2013. One area that caught our attention was Kichijoji. After walking around Ghibli Museum (located between Mitaka and Kichijoji), we decided to take the long way home… to return to Kichijoji Station via the Inokashira Park. The walk should take about 20-30 minutes. Should. But of course, we took lots of photos in between and we got pretty lost too! It probably took us …
{Japan Winter} Ghibli Museum, Mitaka, Tokyo: A glimpse into Hayao Miyazaki’s creative mind
On our recent trip to Tokyo in December 2013, we spent more than one week in Tokyo. We have an obsessive fascination towards this city after our first visit in 2012. This time around, we planned more and explored various neighbourhood that might’ve been left out from a Japan travel itinerary for first time visitors. Our second day in Tokyo was spent wandering around Kichijoji and its neighbour, Mitaka. Plenty of fun and heaps of …
{Japan Winter} Shibuya & Harajuku, Tokyo: Exploring the youth culture
On the 30th of November 2013, we left Melbourne for our second Japan adventure, this time with another couple on board and a more planned trip. We were very excited to be able to re-visit the country that we fell in love with during our honeymoon. I’ve really enjoyed recapping the previous 2012 honeymoon trip so I’ve decided that I should do it again this time. Mind you, there are plenty of photos because obviously …
{Japan Winter 2013} From itinerary to reality
We just came back from a 3.5 weeks trip to Japan, our second trip to the land of the rising sun in the past 2 years. Yes, we loved it the first time around and decided to go a little bit longer this time. And I have a feeling that we will be back again, some time soon. Meanwhile, some people have asked me about planning for this trip so I decided to write a …
{Japan 2012} We’ll do it all over again…
Fo anyone ever thinking of visiting Japan, yes, just go for it. Seriously, you won’t regret it. Japan has something for every visitor. If you like historical stuff and museums, Japan has plenty. If you love traditional olden days pilgrimage, Japan’s temples and shrines will wow you. If you enjoy the culinary adventure, Tokyo alone has more Michelin stars restaurants than London and Paris combined. If you get excited over people watching and interesting culture, …
{Japan 2012} Day 10: Tokyo – Odaiba
In March 2012, we visited Japan on our honeymoon. We fell in love with the culture, the people, the food and the awesomeness and vouched to return again and again in the future. But before we return, let’s just walk down memory lane to re-visit our first Japan trip ever…. Day 10: Ginza On the last full day of our Japan trip last year, we spent the day at Odaiba. But before then, we stopped …