Tag: Tokyo

• My favorite ballet store in Tokyo: Chacott, Shibuya

  

  My mom took me here when I was 16 and every since this store has been my ballet heaven. I love Shibuya and its only because my favorite ballet store is here! What don’t they have? Well i can name a few brands although it really won’t matter, because everything you need to find for […]

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  04/25/2015

  Daily dose of dancing, Japan, The Backpacking Ballerina

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• Around Tokyo: 鬼子母神 手作り (Kishibojin handmade market)

  

  Every second sunday of the month is a craft market in the Kishibojin shrine in Zoshigaya. ( sometimes the day also varies but normally it happens during the second sunday of the month ) There are plenty of people who visit and even from 9am there are tons of people lining up to get into […]

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  04/19/2015

  Japan, The Backpacking Ballerina

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• (皇居, Kōkyo) Walk to the Imperial Palace and around, Tokyo Japan

  

  If you know Tokyo very well it might be fun to try walking around using google maps instead of riding the trains. Yes you can say that trains are more convenient and you can call me crazy, but lately all I have been doing is walking to places. From our place in Shinjuku-ku to the Imperial […]

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  04/14/2015

  Japan, The Backpacking Ballerina

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• 猫カフェきゃりこ (Calico, Cat Cafe), Shinjuku Tokyo

  

  My grandma and I saw this when we were on the bus on the way to Shinjuku. The building is a little hard to spot and if you can’t read Japanese you won’t really be able to see the sign. It says 猫カフェきゃりこ on its windows. You’ll have to look up the buildings to be able […]

  thebackpackingballerina

  04/11/2015

  In Japan, The Hungry Ballerina

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• The beggining of my two months in Japan

  

  I wanted to be a little more personal on my blog, so i decided to add a section about my life. (Not that I`m so important but I just want to write a little more while I`m here) I wish that i could stay longer but i still have to finish my accountancy degree by next […]

  thebackpackingballerina

  04/08/2015

  Daily dose of dancing

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• Side trips from Tokyo: Odaiba, Japan (お台場 )

  

  お台場 (Odaiba) island a large artificial island on Tokyo bay, is a really interesting island to go to if you are in Tokyo and are looking for shopping places to go to. My brother and I had been wanting to go here ever since we went to Japan last year. So what we did was […]

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  01/17/2014

  Japan, The Backpacking Ballerina

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• Side trips from Tokyo: Karuizawa Ski Resort (軽井沢町)

  

  軽井沢町 (Karuizawa Machi), If you are ever looking for another short side trip from Tokyo and you want to learn how to ski then Karuizawa prince hotel ski resort is the place for you. We left Tokyo at around 6am and we got to the hotel at 8am. On the way there we stopped to […]

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  01/17/2014

  Japan, The Backpacking Ballerina

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