Okonomiyaki [lit. what you liked – grilled] is a popular Japanese comfort food – to be compared with a pizza or pancake with everything you like – form sea food to vegetables meat and natto. The dish is most famous from Osaka and Hiroshima – but Tokyo also has its share of Okonomiyaki restaurants – […]
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New York bar, Tokyo
New York bar, immortalized by the movie Lost in Translation. High up in the air, on the 52nd floor of the Park Hyatt in Shinjuku, you’ll find this beautiful, melancholic bar, with breathtaking views and live jazz bands playing every night. Come at sunset to experience the city transform with soft pink light and metallic […]
Bar hopping in Kita Senju
Yossy owns the Irish pub Blue Dolphin in Shin-Koshigaya where we live. A while ago when visitng he invited us along on an evening of bar hopping in Kita Senju. Normally, Kita Senju is a station we only pass by on our way between Tokyo and Koshigaya. Upon leaving the station for the first time […]
Takeshita Dori, Harajuku on a Sunday
Takeshita Dori (Street) in Harajuku is the center of teenage fashion in Tokyo. Some say that all of the world’s fashion trends have their origin in Harajuku. Come on a Sunday to catch the crowds.
Japanese Ume Blossoms in Koishikawa Korakuen
February is the time for Japanese plum (ume) blossoms in Tokyo. Not as famous as the cherry blossom (sakura) that bloms in the end av March / beginning of April but even so the flowers have played an important role in Japanese culture through history. In February various ume blossom festivals are held through out […]
Morning sumo practice in the Kitanoumi-beya
I got up early this morning to go visit the morning sumo practice, keiko, at the Kitanoumi-beya in Kotu-ku, Tokyo. We were instructed not to talk, move, or show the back of our feet out of respect to the training sumo wrestlers and trainees. One hour watching these men train for the upcoming tournament in […]
Shibuya Crossing
A walk across Shibuya Crossing – one of the most famous sites in Tokyo, and certainly one of the most famous intersections in the world. Shoppers, locals, tourists, business men and students crossing from all sides of street, stopping all traffic. TIME calls it one of the top 10 things to do in Tokyo!
Tokyo from afar
Tokyo seen from Tokyo Skytree in direct sunlight, at 450 meters height. The world’s second tallest building, and the tallest tower.
Street food in “Piss Alley”
Friday night we spent in the so called “Piss Alley” in Shinjuku. Loads of small Japanese restaurants serving delicious street food. Most restaurants only with room for 6-10 guests. Some accepting foreigners, others shaking their head saying “only in Japanese” when you try to enter. Yakitori, barbecued Japanese chicken skewers, could be found on every […]
Konichiwa Tokyo!
So, 2014 has started of beautifully. And this will most certainty be one of the most exciting times of my life yet! We just moved to Tokyo, Japan. A country and a city I’ve been longing to visit ever since the age of 10 when I got to know one of my best childhood friends, […]