One Night in a Capsule Hotel
Take a look at the zany world of capsule hotels, as I try one in Tokyo. I was walking down the dark…
Tokyo
Of Fishes and Fish Markets …
The market was practically empty by the time I reached there. The shutters were downing and the shop owners tallying…
Tokyo’s quaint tiny drinking dens
The bar looms at the entrance of Golden Gai, Tokyo’s famed drinking quarter. The streets around it look deserted as…
Meow from the Cat Cafe
The small cat shaped toy sits on the mantle. The toy’s real life counterparts mill on the floor below, cheerfully…
The White Herons of Asakusa
The subway station of Asakusa has this lovely mosaic of a white heron parading through the streets of Asakusa. I…
The Charming Book Town of Tokyo
This week we take a walk down through an unusual side street of Tokyo – a charming book town right…