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Travel stories and photos from Tokyo, Japan. 68 posts.
#Tokyo On the way, I remembered one street, shaded by lush tree crowns. The windows and balconies of a long house overlooking it reminded me so much of the familiar landscapes of post-Soviet five-story buildings! Just across the road, there's a small garden…
My last day in #Tokyo I decided to leave my things in the hotel and take a final walk around the Sugamo residential area, where I stayed overnight. On a scorching July day, there's hardly anyone on the street, and only the occasional FamilyMart shops along…
#Tokyo We're living the best life😎 Bar Andaz @ Toranomon Hills
#Tokyo has always been a place where you can find architecture of absolutely any style, form, and size. Even compared to the rest of Japan, the streets here are much more diverse. It's not surprising when you're building a city the size of a small country…
It's a pain in the ass #Tokyo On a relatively non-hot day, we went hiking with a friend outside the Tokyo JR network. Lots of greenery, local temples, small towns, and of course cemeteries (sorry!). On the horizon, you can see the skyscrapers of Shinjuku…
#Tokyo Post for aura farming of the Tokyo TV Tower
#Tokyo Cuck chair😁
Back in Tokyo again? Of course, #Tokyo is one of those places where it's hard not to return. It's truly the largest city in the world, no matter how many naysayers try to substitute it with some Chinese metropolis. The summer weather might not suit…
#Tokyo For now, we're just hanging out in Narita until tomorrow morning. They promised crowds of tourists from the nearby airport, but the town was already completely empty by 8 PM. At least there's ramen to eat here!
Different corners of #Tokyo
#Tokyo The path from the lift leads to a small village. Like many others in such places, it primarily caters to tourists: there are many hotels, souvenir shops, and several restaurants. Unfortunately, they were closed by evening and the place had already…
#Tokyo There's a lift halfway up. Fortunately, it's hard to miss it. It only runs until 7 PM, so you should plan your return trip in advance. The fare for each direction is 600 yen (surprisingly, the metro ticket works!). Initially, I wanted to climb up on…
#Tokyo On my last day in Tokyo, I decided to hike to Mount Mitake for a final hike. This is a rather unpopular place, as it's a bit further from Tokyo than the more famous Mount Takao (there was a post about it, by the way). While everything in Takao is…
#Tokyo What kind of monster are you?.. Could they have made one like this for humans?
#Tokyo #Yokohama On one of the August days, I decided to go to the summer fireworks festival in Yokohama. The fireworks themselves were of course amazing, no doubt, probably the most spectacular I've ever seen in my life, but I want to dedicate this post to…
#Tokyo The love for the unremarkable.
#Tokyo And what turned out to be a 100% correct decision was to go to the rabbit cafe in Akihabara. For 15$/hour, you get to sit in 6 enclosures with different rabbits, feed them, and watch their antics. They suggest splitting the time equally, but not…
#Tokyo In Japan, they adore the format of cafes with various animals, so I couldn't pass it up. I went to a cat cafe in Shibuya. But unfortunately, I've never been able to strike up a conversation with cats. You can see from their faces that the visitors…
#Tokyo After all, all the peoples of our planet Earth are united... - Throwing beer bottles into flower beds when there's no trash bin nearby 🤣
#Tokyo A bit of content on the topic of the day 😆 While walking around the city in the evening, I accidentally came across a local politician from a small party, who apparently was doing a promotion near the park. Then I looked it up, and it turns out I…
#Tokyo Returning from Kamakura, I got absorbed in my phone and accidentally went to Haneda Airport instead of Tokyo))) It might seem like a simple mistake, but it's not that easy to do this at the airport, as the Arrival and Departure sections are in…
#Tokyo The Hamarikyū Garden in Tokyo, not far from Ginza, on a scorching sunny day. I found time to take a walk here for an hour in the morning before departing for Toronto. I still think that making such places paid for visits is a crime.
#Tokyo While wandering around the Ikebukuro district, I stumbled upon a cemetery. Japanese cemeteries are often home to all sorts of wildlife, but this one was simply swarming with cats! Sitting on the graves, they seemed to be watching the visitors who…
#Tokyo One of my favorite pastimes is photographing the skyscrapers near Haneda Airport 😆
#Tokyo The farthest place I went in eastern Tokyo was the Shibamata district. I expected it to be a bustling shopping street like Kawagoe, but unfortunately, the area was almost deserted on a weekday. On the other hand, we sometimes expect too much from the…
#Tokyo A micro-attraction in Tokyo is Toranomon Kotohiragu, a temple tucked away right among the skyscrapers in the business district. That's exactly how I imagine it: a hundred years ago, there was a field and a village, and a temple stood there. It…
#Tokyo Some people here still dress up nicely and don't want to live in boxes!)
Little Korea in #Tokyo! While walking around Shinjuku, I accidentally discovered that there's a full-fledged Korean Town in Tokyo. Considering how close the two countries are culturally, for a tourist, it's almost like being in Korea itself. The same…
#Tokyo On the same day, a summer festival is already being celebrated in the Shinjuku area. People are dancing to live drum music, and stalls are selling grilled delicacies. Interestingly, the festival takes place at a temple, where eating and drinking are…
#Tokyo Sometimes some fun starts, but since you don't understand anything, you just clap along with everyone)))
#Tokyo A real barbecue in Japan can only look like this. An old low-rise district, entrance by stairs to the second floor, a bunch of office workers gathered for a beer, waiters who don't know English but are still ready to help anyway.
#Tokyo It wasn't until my second trip to Tokyo that I realized just how shitty Shinjuku is. There's no point in visiting here during the day - you won't see even half of what happens here after sunset)) Homeless people, drunkards, trash, vomit, wandering…
#Tokyo There aren't many parks in Tokyo, so I cling to each one to assess how it's really possible to survive in this concrete metropolis. Today's menu: Shinjuku Garden - one of the largest parks in the city. It's quite beautiful, especially the gazebo near…
#Tokyo The most memorable bar in Golden Gai is, of course, Deathmatch in Hell. Everything here is perfect - the interior with lighting, metal music in the background, a couple of TVs to get hooked on horror movies, no "service charge", and all drinks…
#Tokyo "Golden Gai" in Shinjuku is one of the oldest districts of central Tokyo. In history, this tiny piece of land has been home to a black market and a red-light district. In the 80s, the Yakuza carried out pressures and arson attacks here, but now it's a…
#Tokyo I dedicated the first day to a visit to Shiba Park and the Zozo-ji Buddhist temple. The weather outside was typical Tokyo summer - +37 degrees and intense humidity. But we're used to it, so we endure it🫠 The park is located right under the Tokyo…
#Tokyo In Japan, there's a society of total trust. At an apartment hotel, you can take a bottle of water at the entrance by putting 200 yen in a box. But just in case, the 24-hour CCTV is still watching you😁
#Tokyo What you need to accept here is that AirBnB will be insanely expensive, no matter where you stay. If you don't mind living in a cramped space, all options for you will start at $100/day. In the photo above are all the places I stayed, with…
#Tokyo What I realized during this trip is that Tokyo isn't just the city itself, but also the surrounding cities, which are perfect for weekend day trips. It's almost as if they were deliberately located to the east of the city, making them much easier to…
#Tokyo Settling In Despite the fact that Tokyo is indeed a huge city (possibly even endless), for a traveler, especially a short-term one, not many areas are suitable for living. The entire life of dopamine addicts revolves around a few districts - Shinjuku,…
#Osaka / #Tokyo I'm not going to try to explain the inexplicable, so just - Japanese quirks.
#Tokyo I think spring has fully arrived in Tokyo. Unfortunately, I'm leaving tomorrow 🥲 After all, it's better to visit Japan in April. March here is too cold.
#Tokyo Found a portal on Sukhumvit
#Tokyo Sometimes, the city still surprises with its architecture. It seems like it's just a show-off of the capital. There's much less of that in other regions.
#Tokyo Finally,
#Tokyo And by the way, the area near the Toranomon Hills TV tower, where I stumbled upon the gin show, pleasantly surprised me. It's clear that this is a relatively new area, but life is already bustling here. There's interesting architecture, an uneven…
#Tokyo Guys, they've come up with a cool promotion featuring rakú gin and the seasons. I already love this gin and even have a bottle at home, but it's always nice to enjoy a gin and tonic in the fresh air once in a while.
#Tokyo A few more of Tokyo's little attractions - in the city center, near the Nihombashi business district, there's another bridge under the bridge. But this bridge is not so simple, as it stands in the place of the first wooden bridge, built back in 1603.…
#Tokyo I climbed the Skytree to assess the urban planning chaos of Tokyo. I think urban greening is a major problem for all of Japan. From a height, it's particularly noticeable - the city turns into a concrete mess of box-like buildings. Natural parks, let…
#Tokyo I think this is a global problem in Japan - the inefficient use of human resources. When walking the streets of major cities, especially Tokyo, I constantly notice a bunch of people (apparently police officers) standing along the roads. They either do…
#Tokyo Today, I went on a hike to Mount Takao, an hour and a half drive from Tokyo. They say this is the best place to view Mount Fuji without spending 3 hours on a train directly to it. And although the climb was relatively interesting and not exhausting,…
#Tokyo Today, I walked around Akihabara again, as I went there to have my laptop repaired. At the same time, I decided to look for a souvenir from Japan for my friend. In general, this place is definitely cursed. If you come here without knowing what you're…
#Tokyo What are you doing, you bastards? What should I feel when buying a plastic bottle that's a carbon copy of a wine bottle?
#Tokyo We tasted the snake wine (there was no varan!) For those interested - it tastes like an herbal tincture. Absinthe is much harder to drink) overall, I recommend it.
#Tokyo A bit of live content - today I returned to Tokyo and happened to stumble upon two events at once. Firstly, today a record high temperature of 28.1 degrees was set in the sun, almost summer-like weather at the very end of March. Just a few weeks ago,…
#Tokyo The Shibuya district is rightfully considered one of the most vibrant and lively areas in all of Tokyo. It has the most neon lights, the most bars, and the most people, even at midnight. This is also where the famous intersection is located, where…
#Tokyo Specifically in this area, a two-level road system has been created due to the landscape, where the main alley is located on the lower level and is intersected by bridges from the upper level. From the nearest metro, the most logical thing to do is to…
#Tokyo In some places, the city gives off a vibe that's too North American. This is what the Tochomae commercial district, not far from Shinjuku, looks like. Usually, business districts are very boring, as they're just concrete boxes with roads in between…
#Tokyo Of course, there's no need to talk about safety in Tokyo - the city consistently ranks low in crime rates, so there can't really be any dangerous areas here. But the Shimbashi district I stumbled upon while heading to Tokyo Tower could definitely be…
#Tokyo Another reason for zoning is the proximity of northern Tokyo to Haneda Airport. In these parts of the city, a 200-meter restriction is in place. When walking around the areas near Shibuya, a plane flies overhead almost every 10 minutes. Sometimes, you…
#Tokyo The commercial area of Nihombashi in grey, rainy weather, and the Ginza shopping district at night It was particularly rainy that day, so after walking around the business district and getting completely soaked, I had to retreat home before evening.…
#Tokyo The shopping arcades near Okachimachi are a good example of how the space under bridges can be used for something more useful than parking or storage. Here, the streets along the railway bridge are completely dedicated to pedestrians, and restaurants…
#Tokyo The Tokyo Tower at night.
#Tokyo I think everyone is familiar with the Akihabara district. In fact, it's relatively small and only occupies a couple of blocks, but that doesn't stop it from being one of the most interesting areas of Tokyo. The content of Akihabara can be divided…
#Tokyo In Japan, a very strange tradition has been preserved - posting a list of wanted criminals near police stations. You can even get a reward! (20-30 thousand dollars for particularly dangerous ones). But I have no idea how to recognize a Japanese person…
#Tokyo The illustration "I don't give a damn - that's how I feel" is very vivid. I wouldn't be surprised if the house is also rented out on Airbnb for $200 per night as a traditional Japanese experience.
I'm going straight in with the big guns, starting a series of posts about #Tokyo's Shinjuku district. Probably most of you have seen it in passing, because that's where the famous 3D display is located, on which a huge cat is shown. And yes, the cat appears…
When everything started swaying like on a ship, I really lost it)) We got 2 points in #Tokyo, nothing terrible happened here, but it was really fun, especially when you experience it for the first time.