2020

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Tokyo Street Food: 12 must-try affordable street foods

    Xperience Japan(@xperiencejapan)がシェアした投稿 – 2020年10月月14日午前6時17分PDT You may think that all the restaurants in Tokyo are exclusively high ranked restaurants in the Michelin Guide. But this is not true. Why don’t you stroll down on the busy side street or summer festivals in Tokyo? You can find wide variety of affordable but delicious street foods. Tokyo Street Food introduces the street foods by three categories of Snacks, Sweets and Popular foods at Summer Festival. Our recommended street food areas will help you find the right place such as market and shopping street to enjoy Must try street food. 【 Essential Tokyo Street Foods 】Snacks Street snacks can be seen at […]

Tokyo Tour

Tokyo Highlights at Your Pace Asakusa

by Ricky Overview Let us enjoy some of the highlights in Tokyo at your pace. You can take time to stroll around, shop, enjoy street food, or take a picture.   What’s Not Included Private transportation Lunch Snacks Departure & Return Departure Point Traveler pickup is offered The guide meets you on the lobby floor. Departure Time 9:00 AM What To Expect Itinerary Stop At:  Tokyo Skytree The world highest standalone broadcasting tower with two observation decks at 350 m high and 450 m high. Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Admission Ticket Not Included Stop At:  Asakusa Asakusa is an old town with the Tokyo oldest temple, Sensoji temple and Nakamise dori […]

Tokyo Tour

Street food and off the beaten track around Shibuya

  by Ricky Overview This tour includes Japanese culture, interesting architecture, temple, and street food. You can enjoy lots of attractions in a short time. What’s Not Included Private transportation Snacks Coffee and/or Tea Departure & Return Departure Point Traveler pickup is offered I will meet you on the lobby floor. Departure Time 10:00 AM What To Expect Itinerary Stop At:  Old Asakura family House An old house built in the early 20th century with a beautiful garden. You can enter the house and look at a good example of architecture in that age. Duration: 1 hour Admission Ticket Not Included  Stop At:  Daikanyama Enjoy strolling around Daikanyama, which has a […]

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Tokyo Tour

Tokyo shitamachi tour (old town walk)

by Ricky Overview If you are interested in Japanese history, this is the plan. You can feel the life during the samurai period in a very good old town. What’s Not Included Private transportation Lunch Admission fees Departure & Return Departure Point Traveler pickup is offered Departure Time 9:00 AM What To Expect Itinerary Stop At:  Fukagawa Fudodo In an esoteric Buddhist temple, you can experience the amazing fire ceremony and see many Buddhist statues. Duration: 1 hour Admission Ticket Free Stop At:  Tomioka Hachimangu The biggest Hachiman shrine in Tokyo, which has a close relationship with sumo wrestling. Duration: 30 minutes Admission Ticket Free Stop At:  Kiyosumi Teien Beautiful Japanese Garden […]

Hakone Tour

Hakone one day tour

by Ricky Overview Hakone is a famous hot spring resort and Fuji view spot just an hour away from Tokyo. Let us enjoy varied sceneries made by the active volcano as well as museums. What’s Not Included Private transportation Lunch Coffee and/or Tea Departure & Return Departure Point Traveler pickup is offered If you need me to pick you up at your hotel, please cover my Shinkansen fee from Tokyo to Odawara. Departure Time 9:30 AM What To Expect Itinerary Stop At:  Odawara Station Tourist Information Center   I will meet you at the station. Duration: 10 minutes Admission Ticket Free Stop At:  The Hakone Open-Air Museum In the Open Air […]

Tokyo Tour

Tokyo Highlights at Your Pace Harajuku

by Ricky Overview Let us enjoy some of the highlights in Tokyo at your pace. You can take time to stroll around, shop, enjoy street food, or take a picture. What’s Not Included Private transportation Coffee and/or Tea Lunch Departure & Return Departure Point Traveler pickup is offered I will meet you on the lobby floor. Departure Time 9:00 AM What To Expect Itinerary Stop At:  Meiji Shrine Imperial Garden The largest Shinto Shrine in Tokyo surrounded by a big forest. It is like an oasis in the center of the city. Duration: 1 hour Admission Ticket Free Stop At:  Omotesando Let us enjoy Harajuku walk. Depending on your interest, there […]

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Hydrangea in rainy season

  Japanese rainy season may be known as notorious season when the tourists should avoid to visit Japan. But during rainy season Japanese enjoy viewing flowers such as hydrangea, iris, lotus, rose etc., blooming moist with dew. Hydrangeas in Mamembara During rainy season Mamembara hill, Chiba is full of numerous hydrangeas flowering.  There is  Myohosyoji temple nicknamed “temple of hydrangea” on the hill where the monk planted and now 20,000 hydrangeas bloom during July. At the entrance of temple there are six jizo statues welcoming us. After praying to them we started to walk along the road lined with blue and purple hydrangeas to pass thru the gate of temple. […]

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Experience tranquility in Yamamoto tei, Shibamata

Within a few minutes from Shibamata Taihakuten temple is Yamamoto-tei, a former merchant’s residence where features Japanese – Western style, creating a harmony of a Japanese drawing room, western architecture and Japanese garden. Yamamoto-tei Japanese traditional house & garden has been ranked 4th by American magazine Sukiya Living:The Journal of Japanese Gardening in 2019. History of Yamamoto-tei The building was originally the home of Einosuke Yamamoto, founder of Yamamoto camera component manufacturer. After the Great Kanto Earthquake 4 generations of Yamamoto family lived here, then in 1991 the building was opened to the public. The wooden two-story structure has 400m2 on the first floor and 50m2 on the second floor with a […]

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Nostalgic Town, Shibamata & Temple of Wood Carving

Located at eastern Tokyo, Shibamata is nostalgic area accessible from Tokyo Sky Tree. After Tokyo Sky Tree why don’t you stop at JR Shibamata station and visit historic Taishakuten temple well known its carving gallery? Shibamata is also loved by the locals as the town where famous movie actor, Tora-san lived. Tora-san & his sister Sakura In front of JR Shibamata station there is a pair of bronze statues of “Tora-san” and his younger pretty sister “Sakura”. Tora-san was a main character in series of the most popular 48 movies “Otoko wa Tsuraiyo” or “It’s tough to be a man” released from 1969 and 1995. He was a vagabond and […]