Tokyo Tip
by rmiya84778
When visiting Tokyo, there is one place I always visit in Nakano-ku Tokyo. I have dear friends who own motorcycle shop named Riders QR. To get there, I take many local trains, about 1 1/2 hours depending on time of day. To get to my friends shop, we must drive thru this one narrow street.
Mochi another Japanese Famous Sweets
by machomikemd
ahhh the Mochi, it is another japanese sweet icon, the mochi is a sweet, short-grained, very glutinous rice with a high starch content. Mochi is commonly used to make rice cakes, for which it is pounded in large tubs until it becomes extremely sticky. It is then formed into balls or squares, which can be found in Japanese markets. Mochi is also used in confections and rice dishes. Again this sweet snack is present everywhere in japan that every town and region has it's own style and kind of mochi with assorted fillings (my favorite is the green tea like mochi found near mount fuji) and you can buy them everywhere, in a konbini, a 2 piece mochi cost around 70 yen and the bigger ones cost about 700 yen for about 30 pieces, you should try it! the different type of mochi!
Polyreligiosity is common in Japan
by AKtravelers
One of the interesting cultural differences between Japan and the west is the way religion is incorporated into every day life, and this can be easily seen in Tokyo. Unlike western religions, which formally insist on exclusive fidelity appropriate to a marriage (the Pope frowns Catholics participating in Druid rites, for example), Japanese people are free to make offerings at a Buddhist temple on one day and a Shinto Shrine the next. Whereas the history (and present!) of the West is marked by inter-sect warfare, there is rarely conflict among religions in Japan and violent religious zealotry is not common. Furthermore, this spirit of polyreligiosity has made it easy for almost every Japanese to celebrate the Christian holiday of Christmas without bothering to become Christians -- something that makes the store-owners of Tokyo very happy!
...All that being said, surveys show that Japan is one of the least religious societies on earth. Maybe that explains their tolerance for the mixing of so many beliefs. The only times religious intolerance appeared in Japanese history was when the Christians were pushed out in the 1590s as Japan unified around the xenophobic Tokogawa Shoganate and during World War II, when the Emperor made Shinto the state religion and suppreseed Buddhism and other faiths.
Vending machines
by stmlnyc
You get can almost anything through vending machines in Japan and probably go through a whole day without having to speak to anyone.
And I've never had any problems (such as wrong items, wrong change, unaccepted bills) with them.
One thing I don't understand (in the picture) is why the larger can of Coke the same price as the smaller ones?
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Gotoh Museum Garden
Glittery edifices cost lots of glitter too.
Jumping just outside our awesome affordable hotel!
Cheap items!
