It was nearing down to the last couple of days in Tokyo and there was still one attraction on my list to see. Aside from being a looming orange and white structure 333m tall, the 11th tallest tower in the world and almost an exact replica of the Eiffel Tower, this was also another must-see location in Japan – Tokyo Tower. Coming off the trains, the tower was already visible in the distance. There were line ups when we got…
I can’t remember the last time I willingly got out of bed at 3:30 in the morning. However, seeing as the recommended time to go to the Tsukiji Fish Market was between 4:30-5:30am, I had no choice but to forgo my sleep in order to catch some of the action! Tsukiji is apparently one of the largest markets in the world. I read that on average they get 3,000 tons of fish each morning, selling 2.8 billion yen worth by…
Chiba was something I was secretly looking forward to since I got to Tokyo. I got everything prepared beforehand, including my card, the envelope and my gift for Aiba-kun. After taking a nap at hotel, we went back out and headed for Chiba. It wasn’t extremely complicated to get to Chiba. We took the yellow Sobu Line which took a little less than an hour before arriving at Makuharihongo Station. Coming out of the station, it was almost exactly as…
Torani no totoro totoro! I’m getting a little ahead of myself here, but I was definitely traveling on high spirits on the way to the Ghibli Museum! It was raining again when we left our hotel that morning. We got off at Mitaka Station and totally got confused trying to figure out which direction to go. We finally found a sign that pointed us in the right direction for Studio Ghibli, so we started walking. Along the way we passed…
It was cloudy day when we made our way to Yokohama early Sunday morning. We took the trains to Sakuragi-cho Station and followed the paths that led towards Minato Mirai 21. We walked pass the Landmark Tower, which is the tallest skyscraper in Japan. Since the skies were so cloudy, we decided not to go up to the observation deck at the top. However, we did walk around the port and saw the ships that were docked on the side….