For every snowflake that Tokyo loses out on, she makes up for it in lightbulbs. Colourful and dazzling lights in the form of winter illuminations.
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Depachikas are tourist attractions too
I’ve been to Japan many times, for work and for holidays, and while there are many beautiful sights and delicious restaurants, you’d be missing out if you didn’t spend some time wandering around the amazing depachikas.
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Work travel is a necessary evil, but at least you get to eat well
I used to travel quite a fair bit for work and during a four-year period from 2015 to 2019, I had made 26 round-trip flights to Tokyo for an average of one trip every two months. Here are some of the memorable meals that I’ve had during the four years when I was commuting to Tokyo.
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Embarking on a Studio Ghibli movie marathon
Pop quiz. How many anime movies has Studio Ghibli produced?
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Eleven days in Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto
After you’ve been to Tokyo and Hokkaido, the next logical region to visit in Japan is Kansai, where the cities of Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto are all within a short train ride of each other.
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Okonomiyaki so good, we had to go twice
No visit to Osaka is complete without having okonomiyaki, one of the city’s signature dishes. It is greasy, crunchy, tasty and made right in front of you on a sizzling hot plate. There are carbs, veggies and meat in one messy package, making it a complete meal.
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Different shades of Kaiseki in Kansai
Kaiseki-ryōri (懐石料理) is a multi-course meal that highlights local ingredients through different tastes, textures and techniques. Each restaurant will have its own take, while still keeping within the broad confines. They don’t repeat, but they often rhyme.
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A leisurely day trip to Arashiyama
Arashiyama is a popular tourist spot in western Kyoto and made for a nice and easy day trip from our downtown hotel.
Our two main objectives of going there were to ride the Sagano Romantic Train and to take a walk through the famous bamboo forest.
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Dinner and drinks in Pontocho alley
A trip to Kyoto would not be complete without a night out in Pontocho alley, a long and narrow stretch lined with numerous restaurants and bars.
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Kyoto soba three ways
From their menu, you can infer that they get quite a lot of gaijin tourists, because there’s a helpful guide in English on how to eat soba. What’s missing from the guide though, is the most important fourth step: slurp the noodles as loudly as possible.
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