by Tokyo Becky | Sep 10, 2016 | Japan Travel
Finding the best place to stay for your first time in Tokyo is more important than you might think, but most first-time visitors to Tokyo are actually not familiar with any of the names of individual neighborhoods within the city. The place where they end up staying...
by Tokyo Becky | Aug 14, 2016 | Japan Travel
First Things First If you want to see an in-depth look at our visit to the robot hotel, check out Tamatha, Robbie, and I on Robbie’s Youtube video here. The section on Henna Hotel starts at 5:50, but the whole video starting from Fukuoka is a lot of fun. You can see...
by Tokyo Becky | Jul 26, 2016 | Japan Travel
Some way or another, if you travel long enough, you are bound to meet the Travel Fairy, who I’ve come to define as a person who can take on any age, any gender, any voice, any appearance, you name it, but this person comes into your life to either take you on a...
by Tokyo Becky | Jul 2, 2016 | Japan Travel
So where was I going when I visited the new bus terminal in Tokyo that I mentioned in my last post? My primary intention had been to visit the art island of Naoshima, which is only about an hour by train followed by a 20-minute ferry. However, I had also come with the...
by Tokyo Becky | Jun 11, 2016 | Japan Travel
For the last ten years, I’ve patiently watched a hole in the ground across from the busiest train station in the world take shape. There were many times I wondered what was being built there and if it would ever get done, and just why exactly it was taking so long....
by Tokyo Becky | May 29, 2016 | Japan Travel
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sleep in an art museum? Ever had the chance to walk into an abandoned house only to find a two-story replica of the Statue of Liberty? Posed with a pumpkin covered in dots at the edge of the sea? Found yourself...
