Tokyo

The queue at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo

[ Jan.2020 ] During our stay in Japan this time, we visited Akasaka Palace, the State Guest House in Tokyo. A friend of ours invited us to go together because they were exhibiting the open-top…

Tokyo

Celebrate My Mum’s Birthday in Tokyo

[ May 2019 ] My mother had her birthday while we were there in Japan this time. It was a rare occasion that we were with her on the day, so we celebrated all together….

Tokyo

Kabuki, For The First Time In My Life

[ May 2019 ] During our stay in Japan this time, we saw Kabuki at Kabuki-za theatre in Ginza in Tokyo for the first time in our lives. As a Japanese person, it is strange…

Chiba

Visit a shrine and walk in Ueno

[Jan.2018] We went to a Shinto shrine called Shinmeisha in the city of Kashiwa in Chiba prefecture, with my family. It is customary in Japan to visit a shrine on New Year’s Day . We…

Tokyo

A sunny day in Tokyo

[ Dec.2017 ] We spent our Christmas and New Year holiday in Japan. A friend of ours organised a day in Tokyo for us. We met her in the Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center in…

Tokyo

Kasai Rinkai Park

[ Apr.2017 ] We went back to see our family for the Easter holiday this year. The first place our family took us was Kasai Rinkai Park in Edogawa, Tokyo. It was opened in June,…

Japan

Driving the Aqua Line

[ Mar.2016 ] We went all the way to go through a road called Tokyo Bay Aqua Line, which connects Kisarazu in Chiba and Kawasaki in Kanagawa, as …

Japan

The Town for the ‘Salary Men’

[ May, 2015 ] I thought Shimbashi in Tokyo, Japan, had completely changed, because the last few times I met with my friends at the Shiodome side of the station, which has been redeveloped, it looked…