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If you are able to spend some time in Japan in spring, like I did, try to be there end of march or even better beginning of April. Depending on which part of this country you want to see, the cherry...
Train Stories - An out of world experience
It was friday night and a crowd of overenthusiastic teens and twens reminded me that I am in Germany. I was travelling with the local metro system to go to my brother's place. I wasn't surprised since...
The Japanofiles - a Podcast by Dave Carlson
What do you do for your body? For the last few weeks I have been running on a regular basis to take part on a race in the town where I live. A 10 km run I have never done in my life.
To keep on learning...
One Day in Tokyo - Part Two
Spending some hours in Japan's capital is easily done. I already had a look at Ginza, the most expensive place to rent in Tokyo. I ate Kaisen Chirashi at Tsukiji, the biggest fish market in the world...
My Day in Tokyo - Part One
Located on the Island of Honshu, Tokyo is the capital of Japan with about 32 million inhabitants in the greater Metropolitan Area. For me it's not only a must visit destination but my childhood dream...
Learning about culture can be done in many different ways. You meet locals, go sightseeing, watch local television. Or you can cook! Eating is a very important factor in most cultures and it’s fun trying out new things.
Spending some hours in Japan’s capital is easily done. I already had a look at Ginza, the most expensive place to rent in Tokyo. I ate Kaisen Chirashi at Tsukiji, the biggest fish market in the world and I visited Electronic City – Akihabara, with its visionary electronics and メドカフェ.
As I wrote on my last post, however, it was still early afternoon and there was more to discover!
Located on the Island of Honshu, Tokyo is the capital of Japan with about 32 million inhabitants in the greater Metropolitan Area. For me it’s not only a must visit destination but my childhood dream come true.
For many years I had always wanted to go to Japan, especially to Tokyo. I can’t tell you a special reason since I didn’t hear much about it before, but I knew I had to go there – what a coincidence I was here now.