MariCar the Street Cart Experience!
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MariCar the Street Cart Experience!

MariCar is something of a sensation in Tokyo, as increasingly more individuals dressed in their favorite characters or heroes require to the streets and also zoom through Shibuyas well-known intersection, before crowds viewing on in interest, adoration or perhaps disbelief. MariCars principle has been such a well-known success (otherwise somewhat because of MarioKart), they have…

Journey in Japan Part 30: Dog Day, Afternoon
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Journey in Japan Part 30: Dog Day, Afternoon

Back in Tokyo, and also today in Nihonbashi there is a yearly celebration occurring, the Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri. It is just one of the 3 fantastic Shintofestivals in Tokyo and also is most likely the biggest. Every three years the event is celebrated completely. Today, as well as just today is one of nowadays. There…

Seven Gods Pilgrimage Taitoku, Tokyo
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Seven Gods Pilgrimage Taitoku, Tokyo

Lucky Number Seven Gods of Fortune Today I attempt to go on a trip. Seven various gods, seven various sacred sites.My first quit is Shingen-ji Holy place, Iriya. This holy place has two names, Iriya no Kishibojin is the other name used, which simply contributes to my confusion. Inside the holy place, I can hear…

Journey in Japan Part 45: Head of a lion, tail of a dog
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Journey in Japan Part 45: Head of a lion, tail of a dog

The sun is shining, so normally, I really feel efficient. I head over to Roppongi to check out the Tokyo Midtown Award. The honors remain in their7th year. The ceremony is a design as well as art competitors sponsored by Tokyo Midtown as well as intends to discover and also support designers and also musicians…

Sensouji Temple Asakusa, Tokyo
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Sensouji Temple Asakusa, Tokyo

For those with any kind of Kanji feeling, youll discover the Chinese characters for both Asakusa as well as Sensouji Holy place are precisely the same. So, for those much less familiar with the Japanese language you might be asking yourself just how the exact same word could be checked out in an entirely different…

Denpoin Garden The Secret Gardens of Asakusa
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Denpoin Garden The Secret Gardens of Asakusa

Denpoin Garden is the complete stranger concealed inside Asakusas popular Tokyo midtown district full of practice, culture and background. Whether it be through the well known Sensou-ji () Temple, 5 Floor Pagoda, Kaminarimon gateway (the entryway to Sensou-ji) or the several (and also there are numerous) rickshaws () waiting outdoors offering regional led excursions throughout…

Journey in Japan Part 37: Shiitake My Breath Away
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Journey in Japan Part 37: Shiitake My Breath Away

Tidings in my hostel today educate me ofa celebration atMukojima-Hyakkaen Gardens. Today is Tsukimi-no-Kai, which equates to indicate Moon Watching; an old-time tradition that has been commemorated in these gardens for over 2 hundred years. The aim tonight is to commemorate and delight in the Harvest Moon. The strategy to assemble at 4 pm is…

Journey in Japan Part 33: Dance, Dance, Dance
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Journey in Japan Part 33: Dance, Dance, Dance

It is humid today, an amazing 31C with spots of rain, the ideal climate for dancing in the street. I head over to Tawaramachi Station for a train to Shibuya. From Shibuya Terminal, I head to Yoyogi Park, stopping off at theTobacco and Salt Gallery. The sign in the window reassures me that the museum…

Honda Cafe Aoyama, Tokyo
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Honda Cafe Aoyama, Tokyo

Today I have a meetingwith a robot. I take the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line to Aoyama-itchme Terminal. My destination is theHonda Coffee shop in the Honda Aoyama Building. I get here an hour early, so I make a decision to wanderfor a little bit. I head to the NHK building but it does not looklike…

Journey in Japan Part 64: Fins Can Only Get Batter
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Journey in Japan Part 64: Fins Can Only Get Batter

Today, my pal as well as I head over to Tsukiji, to visit a fish market. Outside the train terminal, the external market is crowded with mostly vacationers. It is fair to say that along the small streets lining the market, we are actually loaded like sardines. There are many tiny supermarket marketing fish caught…

Journey in Japan Part 24: When Haricot Met Celery
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Journey in Japan Part 24: When Haricot Met Celery

I get up at 9am and also head downto the lobbyfor my Japanese style breakfast. The food is practically identical to yesterday. Grilled fish of the day is once more salmon.The only adjustment is that my prepared seasonal vegetables today are haricotbeans and also peppers, mixed in withNatt. My side salad consists of corn on…

Journey in Japan Part 47: Round, round, get around, I get around
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Journey in Japan Part 47: Round, round, get around, I get around

This weekenda neighborhood event is happening called A-Round, brief for, Asakusa Around. Sixty-nine different stalls, cafsand galleries have signed up for the event. I am lucky sufficient to have been invited along for a tiny walking excursion, hosted by my pal, local resident, as well as Japan specialist, Gomez. We assemble at noontime, and also…