Tokyo for Cheap: Backpacking Japan for five days with $400
Tokyo skyline at night. Taken from the Mori Tower Observation Deck at Roppongi Hills It was a school day in January when Edison, Angel, and I went knocking on our respective classrooms’ doors because...
View ArticleTokyo: Asakusa and Sumida
It’s been so long since I last posted here, I know! I’m ashamed to say I haven’t gone traveling in these past few months as real life (whatever that means) has really taken over. I know I still have a...
View ArticleTokyo: A Morning at Ueno Zoo
For our first morning in Tokyo — our second day in the city — we went to the Ueno district. Ueno Park Edison and Angel came prepared, of course. But first, a Ueno fashion shoot! Now, we had a choice...
View ArticleTokyo: From Akihabara to Roppongi, with the Imperial Palace and Ginza in between
Tokyo Day 2 Notes around 8:30 AM go to Ueno Sta. visit Ueno Zoo (admission: ¥300) alternative: Tokyo National Museum (admission: ¥300); temples (free) around 11:00 AM from Ueno Sta., take JR Yamanote...
View ArticleThe Island of Enoshima in Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture
Tokyo Day 3 Notes around 8:00 AM go to Shinjuku Sta., exit to Odakyu Line purchase Enoshima-Kamakura One-Day Free Pass (¥1,470 + ¥600 for upgrade to Limited Express “Romance Car”) 08:53 AM board the...
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