Because I’ve lived in Tokyo for over ten years, I get a lot of questions from first-time visitors about the best things to see and do. I think it’s time for my top five recommendations honed over years of experience which I hope will ensure that you have a great time...
When most people come to Tokyo, they hit up three main places: Harajuku/Meiji Jingu shrine, Asakusa and Sensoji Temple, and the Shibuya Crossing (the famous huge crosswalk with all the TVs at the top of the buildings featured in most non-Japanese films set in Tokyo)....
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...
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...
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...
