Konnichiwa, Japan fans, and a very happy June to you! This month, I would like to give you all the details of my trip that I took earlier this month to the Nakasendo, an ancient route running through the Kiso Valley that connected Kyoto and Tokyo. What is the...
Tokyo Becky is back! So now that we’ve covered our first list of five places to see in Tokyo, let’s move on to five more amazing places to see in the most populated city on the planet. 6. Ueno The east side of Tokyo is the quieter, more traditional side of the city,...
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...
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...
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....
