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Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo – Hotel Review

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Hyatt Centric Ginza Hotel in Tokyo is a classy, 5 star boutique hotel, part of the Hyatt Group of hotels. I always used to stay at the Hyatt Regency in Shinjuku. In 2019 I ended up staying at the Hyatt…

Posted in Ginza, Hotels, Japan, Tokyo, Tokyo Hotels

Teppanyaki Grill Restaurant at Hyatt Regency Tokyo

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Teppanyaki is an awesome dining experience everyone should experience when they visit Japan. At the Hyatt Regency Tokyo Hotel in Shinjuku, they have an awesome Teppanyaki Grill restaurant located on the 3rd floor. The experts chefs cook up top-quality Kobe beef,…

Tokyo Skytree – Japan’s tallest tower

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Tokyo Skytree, the tallest free standing tower in the world, opened on 22nd May 2012. Even now it is still one of the most popular tourist attractions in Tokyo. If you get to Tokyo Skytree later in the day you…

Posted in Feature article, Japan, Tokyo

24 Hours In Tokyo – Timelapse video

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Check out our timelapse video of Tokyo, showing the most popular tourist destinations including Shinjuku, Kabukicho, Shibuya, Roppongi, Odaiba, Tokyo Tower, Ginza, Roppongi Hills, Zozoji Buddhist Temple, Sensoji Temple, Meiji Jingu Shrine, Hanazono Shrine and the Imperial Palace …

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Yasukuni Shrine Tokyo

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Yasukuni Shrine or Yasukuni Jinja (靖国神社) located in Tokyo was built by Emperor Meiji in 1869. Yasukuni Shrine enshrines over 2,466,000 names of Japanese people who have died during war time. This includes the Boshin War, Seinan War, Sino-Japanese War,…

Posted in Feature article, Japan, Temples, Tokyo

Zojoji Buddhist Temple Tokyo

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Zojo-ji Temple (増上寺) is a large Buddhist Temple located close to Roppongi Tokyo, just next to Tokyo Tower. The temple was founded in 1393 by the Jodo Shu buddhist denomination as the central monastery in Kando (East Japan) region. The…

Posted in Feature article, Japan, Roppongi, Temples, Tokyo

Hibiya Park Tokyo

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Hibiya Park in Tokyo is located close to Ginza and at the southern end of the Imperial Palace Gardens. Hibiya Park covers an area of 161,636.66 square meters. During the Edo Period the park land housed several feudal lord mansions…

Posted in Feature article, Ginza, Japan, Tokyo

Meiji Jingu Shrine Tokyo

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Meiji Jingū Shrine is located within Yoyogi Park in Harajuku Tokyo, close to both Shinjuku and Shibuya. Meiji Jingu Shrine is one of the most important Shinto Temples in Tokyo and Japan. On New Years day the temple has over 3…

Posted in Feature article, Japan, Shibuya, Temples, Tokyo

Yamashita Park Yokohama

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Yamashita Park in Yokohama is a large public park located right next to Yokohama harbour. Yamashita Park is 750m long with waterfront views over Yokohama harbour. Yamashita Park is only 500 meters walk from Yokohama Chinatown and just 5 minutes…

Posted in Feature article, Japan, Tokyo, Yokohama

Yokohama Chinatown

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Yokohama was the first place that foreigners were allowed to settle in Japan, after they opened their borders in 1859. The Chinese immigrants settled in an area just 500 meters from the harbour which is now know as Yokohama Chinatown.…

Posted in Feature article, Japan, Tokyo, Yokohama