Kabuki Benzaiten Shrine is a small Japanese Shinto shrine located in Kabukicho Park, right in the heart of Kabukicho, Tokyo’s red light district, on the eastern side of Shinjuku Train Station. Enshrined within Kabuki Benzaiten Shrine is Benaiten, the Shinto …
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Raiden Inari Shrine is a small Shinto Shrine surrounded by the hustle and bustle of downtown Shinjuku Tokyo. What Raiden Inari Shrine lacks in size, it makes up for in colour and beauty! At the front of the shrine is …
Tennoji Temple is a small Buddhist temple located right behind Nippori Train Station, just 10 stops from Shinjuku Train Station on the Yamanote line. Tennoji Temple dates back to 1274. At the front of Tennoji Temple is a large copper …
The Japanese Sword Museum is a small museum dedicated to Japanese Art Swords. The Japanese Sword Museum is located at the back of Yoyogi Park, the opposite side of the park that you would enter to see Meiji Jingu Shrine. …
Korea Town in Tokyo is located in Shin-Okubo which is just 1 train station away from Shinjuku. Korean immigrants to Japan started residing in Shin-Okubo Tokyo in the early 1980’s which started the Korea Town in Tokyo with many Korean …
This is the one bar you have to visit while visiting Tokyo, my favorite bar in Tokyo. New York Bar is located on the 52nd Floor of the Park Hyatt Hotel in Nishi Shinjuku, around 10 minutes walk from Shinjuku …
Odaiba is a large shopping and entertainment district located on Tokyo Bay, connected to Tokyo city by the Rainbow Bridge, one of the largest suspension bridges in Tokyo. The area of Odaiba is actually a man made island (reclaimed land). The …
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There is a chain of cake shops called Fujiya with locations all over Japan which serve up the best and freshest cakes and sweets – perfect for the sweet tooth visiting Japan. Fujiya has loads of stores in Tokyo so …
The Hyatt Regency Hotel is like a home away from homes for me. I visit Tokyo 3 – 4 times a year and spend several weeks at a time staying at the Hyatt Regency. I have also stayed directly across …
Burgers are very popular in Japan, with new hamburger restaurants opening up all the time. Japan has the well known American burgers restaurants like McDonalds and Burger King and they also have a number of Japanese burger restaurants that serve …