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5 Amazing Off the Beaten Path Escapes from Tokyo

5 Amazing Off the Beaten Path Escapes from Tokyo

08/18/2017
Off the beaten track, Tokyo
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The sprawling metropolis of Tokyo seems to offer little refuge from its concrete skyscrapers, fluorescent billboards, and crammed commuter trains. Most visitors, if feeling overwhelmed, escape to the serene havens of Nikko or Takao-san, day trips from the city resplendent with natural beauty and onsen (hot springs). While these are amazing options, there’s[...]
Skylines and Apps: Lost and found in Tokyo

Skylines and Apps: Lost and found in Tokyo

01/08/2017
Photography, Tokyo, Travel Tips
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My first time in Asia (as a travel blogger? Scandalous, I know) went by in no time. I had three days to stuff my face with food, get a feel for the world’s largest city, Tokyo, and to try and keep calm during my very first earthquake. Needless to say, just about all my senses were constantly overwhelmed and loved every second! Tokyo feels like the future. [...]
A Layover in Japan: How to Spend 8h in Tokyo

A Layover in Japan: How to Spend 8h in Tokyo

11/05/2016
Cities, Tokyo
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So, you're transiting through Narita International Airport in Japan and have a long layover; this makes you instantly roll your eyes, let out a hefty sigh and start to wonder what to do with all that time deemed wasted. But fret not, Tokyo is one of the best cities to spend a layover in. Most nationalities do not require a transit visa when visiting Japan[...]
The Travelettes Guide to Tokyo

The Travelettes Guide to Tokyo

10/31/2016
Cities, Tokyo, Travelettes Guide
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Nothing quite prepares you for Tokyo. Not for the neon lights or the back-alleys buzzing with Yakitori grills, not for the city-sized fish markets or the ancient temples, the anime crazes or the constant smell of sushi. You can compare it to other cities, yet none are really quite like it. Tokyo is one of a kind, a blizzard of sights, smells and sounds. A th[...]
10 awesome things to do in Tokyo

10 awesome things to do in Tokyo

12/19/2013
Cities, Tokyo, Top 10
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Tokyo, Japan: the largest city in the world. I was expecting blinding neon lights, agoraphobia-inducing crowds, an exhausting pace. I feared the jam-packed subway at rush hour, the feeling of disappearing in a human tide, the oppression of the tall buildings obscuring the sky. I was prepared to be brutally swallowed by a monster metropolis with the hope that[...]
A guide to Harajuku fashion

A guide to Harajuku fashion

07/10/2012
Cities, Fashion, Tokyo
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Harajuku! Smack bang near the top of my ‘places I need to go’ list, the mere name of this district of Tokyo never fails to conjure up a glittering montage of tempting images. Delicious sushi, crazy theme bars, neon lights… but the major draw? The fashion. Harajuku style put Japan on the fashion map. Heads were turned when photographer Shoichi Aoki b[...]
Lost in Tokyo with Mark Bramley

Lost in Tokyo with Mark Bramley

02/03/2012
Photography, Tokyo
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When you travel you might want to bring back the stories and impressions you had. A dried flower, food poisoning, a handful of sand, 8GB of photography, a little scar or a complete new point of view on how the world turns are only some of the possibilities you have. It's never that easy to capture what a place is and feels like for you. How can you [...]

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