3 Reviews I would recommend velcro shoes or shoes without laces, which can be easily put on and taken off. You constantly have to take off / put on shoes... a bit of hard work if you have to lace them up every...
Gifts / Souvenirs To Japanese Friends
1 Review When visiting someone's home in Japan, it is customary to bring an "omiyage" or a gift of some sort. Probably a souvenir from your local home will be very appreciated. It is almost unheard of for a...
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4 Reviews and 345 Opinions This is a Grand Hyatt and while conventionally 'dependable' for a certain level of service, this...
1 Review and 353 Opinions Spent 2 nights at the new Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Ginza. Fabulous! Probably the best city hotel I...
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Japanese people sometimes have a visceral negative reaction to westerners' personal body odor, which is quite distinctive because of our intake of dairy and...
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Q: Hi there, I am considering having a few nights stop over in Tokyo on my way back from London. However, I will have a little...

A: You don't say what your budget is so it's difficult to comment. Is it worth it? Yes. Take a look at my Tokyo page for some info to get you...
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After a 10-hour journey....finally reach the 1st stop at Hakone. A nice scene forest area.A cloudy sky. Taking my 1st lunch at Japan about 11am and proceed to the field of Lavender. From here you can...
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Tokyo is a wonderful city, but March 2011 is not an ideal time for a visit. The 9.0 earthquake on 3/11/11 has been followed by hundreds of aftershocks. Although the devastating tsunami primarily...
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Tokyo - I love this place ! Old, New, & Happening

My first visit in August 2004 How do I even begin to describe Tokyo? Let me start with my first impressions: Screaming neon lights & skyscrapers, Crowded Train Stations (clean, tidy, no graffiti to...
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I love Tokyo. I can't say it enough, I love the place. Yeah it has its bad side. Being a gaijin (a foreigner, and specifically a white western foreigner) in Tokyo can be rough. There is a bit of...
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