Will you queue for a bowl of ramen at 730am? If you want a bowl of Tsuta’s Michelin-starred ramen, then you better get your butt in line behind me. I…
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There are 2 reasons why I visited Sugamo. 1. It is within walking distance of Tsuta, the Michelin-starred ramen joint that I went to queue for tix at 730am. (Review…
We visited Ueno twice. Firstly, to check out Yamashiroya, the fabulous 4-storey toy store (because we weak like that). On our second trip, our friends Brian and Sher-li (whose family was holidaying…
Unlike our previous trips to Tokyo which centred around shopping malls and tourist sights, we managed to see more of where real Tokyo folks live on this trip. We ventured…
Don’t you just love it when you chance upon a good food deal — especially when it’s a Michelin-starred restaurant? I randomly googled “good food near Sendagai station”. Akira, with…
One of our favourite things to do on our trips to Tokyo is to visit Yokohama, a port city south of Tokyo that is just 30 minutes away. We’ve covered…
Summer in Japan is rain, rain, rain. Temperatures hit 30-something degrees Celsius, it’s sticky and humid. The rain brings some respite but it can last the whole damn day! It’s…
If you have a 10-year-old son like I do, no trip to Japan is complete without a pilgrimage to Pokémon Center. We had to make TWO visits because well, what…
Once upon a time, my favourite thing to do in Tokyo was shopping at Harajuku. Now, it’s shopping at combini stores haha. There are at least 4 other combinis within 5-7min…
I’ve been to Tokyo 5 times and this recent 11-day trip is my best one yet, mostly because I ate VERY well hahaha. We made it to 3 different Michelin-starred…