Tag: Tokyo

• EXPLORING TOKYO: Harinezumi Cafe (Hedgehog cafe), Harajuku

  

  Hello Everyone! This last short trip of mine back home was quite a rush. I wasn’t able to do anything other than watch a ballet, go to the ballet store and to see my good friend Rei in Harajuku. I got to do something quite fun this time, we got to got to the hedgehog…

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  04/01/2018

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• Getting around Tokyo: Tsukiji Fish Market

  

  For the 25 years I have been going back and forth and or living in Japan, i have never been to the Tsukiji fish market until this trip. My boyfriend initially wanted to go here early morning to see the auctioning of the fish. As we all know, the Tsukiji fish market will not be…

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  11/02/2016

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• 別府市、大分：Side trips from Tokyo: Beppu Oita

  

  Beppu is located in Oita prefecture in the small island of Kyushu. It was an hour and 30 minute airplane ride from Tokyo. Beppu is known for its Onsen (hot springs) this is a great place to visit if you are a gaijin (foreigner) and you are a fan of onsens. It is also home…

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  12/30/2015

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• Places around tokyo: Nippori textile street

  

  I read about the Nippori textile district in a magazine earlier today, I could not wait to go to the place. How to get there: Take the JR line to Nippori station and get out of the south exit. Afterwards take a right towards the Gasto ( ガスト）Italian fast food restaurant and go down the…

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  12/28/2015

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• Places around Tokyo: Harajuku station

  

  My favorite place in Tokyo has always been Shibuya. Today however i have found a new love for Harajuku. Coming to Tokyo every year, I have seen the changes that go on per station. Harajuku is usually where you catch the new trends in Fashion or Cosplay. Today there was an insane amount of people…

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  12/27/2015

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• UPDATED: MIMI ウサギカフェ〜 (Rabbit and Otter Cafe, Ikebukuro)

  

  UPDATED BLOG: This cafe is probably my most オススメ (recommended) of all of the animal cafes that I have been to. Rabbits unlike dogs, cats, birds, penguins and owls are quite different. With the very few people coming here it is the perfect cafe to go to, and I would prefer it over cat and dog…

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  05/29/2015

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• ル ブルターニュ（LE BRETAGNE), Kagurazaka

  

  I finally had the chance to go to Le Bretagne with my friend Solene. I was so excited to try this place with her because of course it is very rare for me to actually be going out in Japan of all places with a French girl to an authentic French restaurant.  I would not…

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  05/24/2015

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• Going around Tokyo: Kagurazaka (神楽坂)

  

  Kagurazaka according to my grandmother was once part of the outer edge of the Edo castle. They were known for their geisha houses and until today you will still see people walking around in their Kimonos around the area, and there are still some houses and geisha houses that remain preserved here since the Edo period.…

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  05/19/2015

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• Watching Ballet shows in Japan

  

  My grandmother was the one who got me hooked into watching Ballets performances here in Japan. In fact I flew all the way from Manila to Japan just to watch the Kirov Ballet and K ballet 3 years ago. The Japanese are such fans of ballet, I have no doubts that  you will love watching ballet shows…

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  05/04/2015

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• Gaijin Friendly Ballet Classes in Tokyo

  

  © Photo above was taken from Google Images Link here. If you are looking for quality ballet classes with pointe and or pilates. I would recommend these two ballet studios. I am aware that there are a lot of places that you could try for ballet classes here in Tokyo but based on my Japanese friends…

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  04/30/2015

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