Crow Forest

February 1, 2008 - 3:50 pm by Marcus in Others  

Crow Forest Bar, Shimbashi

Shimbashi is rightly famous as home of the ’salaryman’ – the Japanese company employee whose life revolves around a seemingly endless cycle of work, train travel and, er… work. Located between the glamor of Ginza and public-service dominated Toranomon, Shimbashi is teeming with ’standing’ bars, izakayas (cheap Japanese restaurants) and holes-in-the-wall where [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Gotanda “PASHUPATI”

January 14, 2008 - 7:33 am by katchaman in Others  

PASHUPATI is a Indian Nepali restautant at Gotanda.

Tel: 03-5708-2583 

Address: Higashi Gotanda 5-28-12 Watanabe Boxing Bldg B1F, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo  141-0022

JUST 2 MIN. WALK FROM GOTANDA JR STATION

                                           Butter chicken curry with nan  1500yen  January 13 2008

Yokoso! Japan Weeks 2: Attractive Souveniors of Japan Contest

January 11, 2008 - 6:48 am by akko@hakata in Culture, Food, Others  

Yokoso! Japan Weeks (Jan.20 -Feb.29) is running a special event, `Attractive Souveniors of Japan Contest (apprication period : Jan.20-Jan.27, 2008)’ to appeal Japanese products to overseas, especially those with locality and nationality.

Please check the details here!

Yokoso! Japan Weeks 1: Free Guide Interpreting Service

January 10, 2008 - 10:42 am by akko@hakata in Culture, Food, Others, Travel  

Yokoso! Japan Weeks will start on Jan.20 (to Feb.29), to attract more visitors from overseas, with variety of events and services.
One of them is Free Guide Interpreting Service, in Tokyo, Nagoya, Kyoto and Hiroshima.
Please check the detail at this page.

Other than free guide interpreting service, there’re special service such as discount [...]

Gomar’s The Beautiful JAPAN Hatsumōde(first shrine visit of the New Year) at ASAKUSA

January 9, 2008 - 3:44 pm by Gomar in Others, Travel  

I have gone to Sensou-ji Temple to visit a shrine on New Year’s Day on January 1.

The photograph was not able to be taken by a lot of people’s who visited there,
and halting.
“Thunder Gate”（雷門：Kaminarimon)

“Nakamise-dori”（仲見世通り：Nakamise-dori street）

“Five-Storied Pagoda and Main hall”（五重塔＆本堂）

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Akasaka Power Spot “Hie Jinja Shrine”

January 8, 2008 - 6:51 pm by katchaman in Others  

Hie Shrine was designated as a First Class Government Shrine before the Second World War, and was a highly respected place of worship for the people of Tokyo.

The deity enshrined is Oyamakui-no-kami, the god of Mount Hie in Shiga prefecture. This deity is more commonly known as Hie-no-kami. Hie Shrine derives its name from [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Nishi-Azabu “KENBOKKE”

- 9:17 am by katchaman in Others  

My favorite indian restaurant is “KENBOKKE” at Tokyo.

I can recommend “KENBOKKE” really.  excellent! succulent! beautifully spiced!  flavorful surprise!

                                                                                   I love this “Butter Chicken Curry”. Even the nan is a flavorful surprise.

                                                                               Enticing prawns

Nishi-Azabu 4-11-28. Open 11:30am-2:30, 5:30-10:30pm. Closed Sundays. Tel: 3498-7080.

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Kanda “Holy Resurrection Cathedral ( Nicholai-do )”

January 6, 2008 - 8:16 pm by katchaman in Others  

Holy Resurrection Cathedral, also known as Nicholai-do (ニコライ堂, nikorai-dō?), in Kanda, Tokyo is the main cathedral of the Japanese Orthodox Church. The Cathedral was completed on 8 March 1891, construction having begun seven years earlier.

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Kanda “Yushima Seido Shrine”

- 8:07 pm by katchaman in Others  

Shogun Tsunayoshi, a strong advocate of Confucius, established this major Confucian shrine in 1632. A forerunner to Tokyo University during the Edo Period (pre-1868 Tokyo), the buildings were a government sponsored school for training bureaucrats. Formerly located in Ueno Park, the shrine was relocated to Yushima in 1691. The main hall dates to 1935 and [...]

Katchaman’s Amazing JAPAN guide at Tokyo Kanda Power Spot “Kanda Shrine (also called Kanda Myoujin)”

- 7:58 pm by katchaman in Others  

Kanda Shrine (also called “Kanda Myoujin(神田明神)”) was first built about 1,270 year ago at present Otemachi,(大手町) Chiyoda-ku(千代田区), Tokyo. It was moved to Kanda-dai (神田台)at the beginning of the Edo era, in 1603 due to an expansion program of the Edo castle, and further changed it’s location to the general site in 1616. Kanda Myojin shrine [...]