Tokyo Travel Advisory 4: Retail.
Oh, this one’s easy because it’s all been done for me. Superfuture lists the most interesting shops and provides (mostly) useful maps (sometimes they leave shops on the map WAY after they’ve gone though. Beats me.)
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Tokyo Travel Advisory 3: The urban fabric
Tokyo must be a city almost unrivalled in density. Zach, the guy who’s asked me to put down my thoughts about Tokyo, wants to know about places to experience the dense city lifestyle, so the task ought to be easy. But in a city where pretty much everything is dense, where to begin?
To start [...]
Honshu: Historic Buildings, gardens, and coasts.
I include these as an intermezzo… I didn’t visit many of the above during my times in Japan, so I don’t feel like I’m the right person to ask about them. Nevertheless…
Firstly, I personally think that Tokyo itself is quite disappointing for historic structures. I know a lot of tourists go to the temples [...]
Tokyo Travel Advisory 2: Food (again).
So, I went to bed last night and immediately started thinking of all the places to eat in Tokyo that I love, but hadn’t said anything about. So here is (some of) the rest of the list…
Tonkatsu. Tonkatsu is pork fillet crumbed in special Japanese crumbs. It is delicious, and often not done particularly [...]
Tokyo Travel Advisory 1: Food.
I was asked recently to come up with a list of places to go in Japan. The person who made the request is going for about two weeks. They want to see/do/eat…
cheap but good food
dense city lifestyle
temples/shrines
beautiful gardens
perhaps some nice scenic coasts
stunning architecture – old and new
shopping
So here’s my recommendations. One a day, starting with…
CHEAP [...]
