Tokyo garden museum

May 20, 2008 - 11:14 am by ayumi_ito in Culture  

Tokyo garden museum is place where you can feel somewhere different from Tokyo in the central of the city.
It is located in Shirogane-dai that is famous for expensive area. The area is expanding 35,358.28㎡ in that location.
The museum has large building that built for house of loyal family called Asakanomiya in 1933.
After leaving Asakanomiya, it [...]

Yanagi-ya

May 7, 2008 - 12:58 am by norinori in Food  

Yanagi-ya is one of the most popular Taiyaki-store in Tokyo. Taiyaki is Japanese authentic sweet which include Anko, made from blace bean. When you reach Yanagi-ya, you have to make a line inside the store and may wait about 10 minutes. While you wait, you can watch that artisan cook Taiyaki by gripping really hot [...]

Deep in Azaleas at Nedu shinto shrine “Kodaman’s J-TRIP”

April 24, 2008 - 5:54 pm by kodaman in Culture  

Early April is the season of Cherry blossoms. It’s beautiful, every body knows.
If people come to Japan late April, Azaleas are beautiful and worth to see too.
Here, Nedu shrine(根津神社） near Sendagi and Yanaka is one of the great spot to see Azaleas.
After visting Yanaka area, people come this shrine because it’s not far away.

Visit Nagasaki!

April 16, 2008 - 2:39 pm by jason in Food, Others  

I think I’ve found a new favourite city in Japan. Sapporo’s snow festival was great, Kyoto is beautiful, Tokyo is exciting and Yokohama has my favourite baseball team.
But Nagasaki seemed like a great place to live. There’s great food (though this is true of just about every city in Japan) - try the Saraudon for dinner in [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Gotanda “Grill F [グリルエフ　フランス料理]”

April 15, 2008 - 6:19 pm by katchaman in Others  

 In Gotanda, there is the best of Yoshoku Restautant in Tokyo. It is “Grill F [グリルエフ]”.
When you want to eat r [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Togoshi “Organic Kitchen MUGI [オーガニックキッチン MUGI 麦]”

April 11, 2008 - 11:58 am by katchaman in Food, Others  

The restaurant that I can recommend opened newly in Togoshi.  You can have a  organic Italian food in “Organic Kitchen MUGI [オーガニックキッチン MUGI 麦]”.
[Address]  142-0051  Ohkubo building 1F, Hiratsuka 1-7-9, Shiagawa-ku, Tokyo 
[Access]   1-minute walk from Togoshi Station (Toei Aasakusa Line)                   3-minute walk from Togoshiginza Station (Tokyu Ikegami Line)　　
 
[TEL] 03-5788-2567  
[Opening Hours]  11:00～22:00(L.O.21:30)
[Closed day] Monday　 
[Price] 3,000yen/person,　980yen/person (Lunch)
[HP]http://r.gnavi.co.jp/p807700/

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo ”Komaba koen and Former Maeda Estate [桜の駒場公園と旧前田侯爵邸洋館]“

April 6, 2008 - 9:51 pm by katchaman in Culture  

 I went to Komaba koen  as the cherry blossoms are at their best now. We hold the HANAMI (means to see  the cherry blossoms , drink, eat , talk and enjoy there.) there. It was very very very beautiful! Check it out as follows. 

April 5 2008
[Address] Komaba 4, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
[Tel] 03-3460-6725 Komaba Koen/03-3466-5150 Former Maeda Estate
[Access] [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Power Spot(Sacred Place) ”Yasukuni Jinja Shrine & Cherry blossom viewing [靖国神社　東京・九段]”

April 3, 2008 - 4:30 pm by katchaman in Others  

 Many people can be seen enjoying the cherry blossoms in full bloom, as the cherry blossoms are at their best now in Yasukuni Jinja. Yasukuni Jinja is one of famous cherry blossom viewing spots in Tokyo.  I went and saw the cherry blossoms. too.

April 2 2008 
[Address] 3-1-1 Kudankita Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8246
[Tel] 03-3261-8326
[Access]
JR LINE
10-minute walk from [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Akasaka ”ARK HILLS The cherry blossoms [アークヒルズの桜・東京赤坂]”

April 2, 2008 - 10:26 am by katchaman in Others  

The cherry blossoms are in full bloom in ARK HILLS@Akasaka!  I have taken in beautiful scenery!

April 1 2008

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Akasaka Power Spot (Sacred Place) ”Hie Jinja Shrine [日枝神社・東京赤坂]”

- 9:27 am by katchaman in Culture  

 I went to Hie Jinja. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom. I am enchanted by the beauty of the scenery!

April 1 2008
[Address] 2-10-5 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan
[Tel]　03-3581-2471
[Access]
Ginza・Marunouchi line Akasakamitsuke Station 8 min. walk
Marunouchi line Kokkaigijidomae Station 8 min. walk
Chiyoda line Kokkaigijidomae Station 5 min. walk
Chiyoda line Akasaka Station 8 min. walk
Yurakucho・Hanzomon line Nagatacho Station [...]