By the time we were done with visiting Tsurugaoka Hachiman shrine, it was close to noon, and temperatures were creeping up to become mildly warm. From the shrine, we took a long sweaty hike to the next temple, Engakuji Temple, the second
Tokyo Getaway: Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine In Kamakura
^ Founded in 1061, this is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan. The temple grounds are big and beautiful. You have to pass through three Torii gates and climb 62 steps before you arrive at the main
Tokyo Getaway: Teppanyaki At Hakushu
Apart from Hakata Tenshin, C recommended that we visit Hakushu, a teppanyaki place, located close to the Shibuya subway station. It was an excellent recommendation, because the food was so good and affordable. TBH and I are not fond of
Tokyo Getaway: Komachi-dori in Kamakura
We spent one day hiking around Kamakura during our last autumn trip to Tokyo. Kamakura is a very pretty city that is easily accessible from Tokyo by train. It has lots of temples and shrines, old shopping streets lined with
Tokyo Getaway: Ramen At Hakata Tenshin
A five-day trip that will take me months to complete blogging! One thing for sure, I could not be a “professional blogger”. ‘Cos I won’t ever survive in this cut-throat business of having to constantly generate fresh material, in a
Tokyo Getaway: Luv Those Japanese Ink Stamps
This is something I do every time I visit Japan – collect souvenir stamps of the places that I have visited in my travel guidebook. Or in a little cute notebook. Ink stamps can be found at certain places of
Tokyo Getaway: Tempura At Tenmasa
Before we left for Tokyo, a friend recommended a tempura restaurant called Tenmasa to us. The restaurant was featured on an ANA inflight programme and he said that the tempura looked very good. I did some online research on the
Tokyo Getaway: Asakusa Temple
Every time I am in Tokyo, I make it a point to visit the Sensoji temple at Asakusa. I don’t exactly know what is it about this place that draws me to it but a trip to Tokyo doesn’t seem
Me And My Tokyo Banana
^ 東京ばななをたべるのが大好きです！ とても美味しい。東京へ行った時に、東京が一つの箱をかったんです。友達も東京へ行く時に、私に一つの箱を買ってくれます。 Tokyo Banana! It is very delicious. (Well, only if you like sponge cake and banana custard…) They have quite a few variations of the Tokyo Banana but my favourite is the original version, which is just sponge cake filled
Tokyo Getaway: The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building
I have always wanted to visit the observatories in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building to enjoy the paranomic city views from the observation decks located in the north and south towers but never got around to doing so. Since we
Tokyo Getaway: In Shinjuku
The skies were overcast and gloomy when we arrived in Tokyo on Monday. The morning air was slightly chilly, a wonderful change from the muggy Singapore heat that we left behind. Wearing a cardigan and a thin scarf sufficed. It