Founded in 1979, MUJI, is a Japanese retail company that produces and sells a wide array of consumer and household goods. I first came across it in 2006 in London, but since then I have set foot in many MUJI stores. i just lover their philosophy of design minimalism and emphasis on waste reduction and… Continue reading Tokyo: MUJI flagship store
Overall I had no idea how baby-friendly it would be to travel with a baby in Tokyo - but given that Lina visited this city three times in her first 18 months, it just shows that it is totally doable. There are a few things I've learnt, so let me share them. First of all,… Continue reading Tokyo with baby or toddler in tow
I am coming to the end of my series of posts about visiting Tokyo - and now I am coming to the most important part, if you are travelling with small kids... places that you have to visit include the Tokyo Toy Museum (TTM). It is such a cool place, and don't get mislead by… Continue reading Tokyo: Toy Museum
The Snoopy Museum Tokyo is so new that it was not in any of the guide books that we brought with us - we just noticed it when we were up on the Mori Tower and were looking beneath us, suddenly there was this big building that had Snoopy cartoons painted all over it. The… Continue reading Tokyo: Snoopy Museum
Watching Sumo in Japan has to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience - it was something that I always wanted to do, but we had never managed to travel to Tokyo during the times of the big tournaments (15 days in January, May and September). This May it was going to be different, so as soon as we… Continue reading Tokyo: Sumo Tournament May 2016
We have had so many blue day and sunshine days while visiting Tokyo that we visited several of the great viewpoints that are dotted across the city. A few years ago we had already been to the Metropolitan Government Building and its free viewing platform, recently we visited the Mori Tower and hence that left us with… Continue reading Tokyo: Zojoji Temple, Tokyo Tower and Hama Rikyu Garden
Another hot and sunny day... and another day exploring Tokyo. This time a combination of parks, temples, shrines and museums. We began our day at the MOMAT, the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo. The MOMAT is Japan’s first national art museum. It focuses on Japanese art from the beginning of the 20th century… Continue reading Tokyo: Visiting MOMAT, Kitanomaru Park and Yasukuni Jinja Shrine
Tsukishima is a sleepy little man-made island in the heart of Tokyo - and upon looking in several guide books, there was not much being said about this little quarter. But still, I was curious, it was so close to where we were staying and it looked intriguing, some old houses and a local food… Continue reading Tokyo: Strolling around Tsukishima and eating Monja
The Nezu Museum has to be my favourite museum in Tokyo - it is so beautiful, not just the architecture and exhibits inside, but also the outside and the beautiful surrounding garden. It is an oasis of calm in the heart of Tokyo. The museum is home to pre-modern Japanese and East Asian art that… Continue reading Tokyo: Nezu Museum
After visiting the Gotokuji Cat temple, I also read about a cat shrine, which is in the East of Tokyo. I was curious to find out the difference, and so I did a bit more research. I stumbled upon another legend that relates to this shrine: Once upon a time, an old woman lived in… Continue reading Tokyo: Imado Jinja Cat Shrine
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