Every country has hotels and hostels…what does Japan do differently? Just because Japan is constantly looking towards the future does not mean they have forgotten about the past. From traditional ryokan to modern capsule hotels and love hotels, Japanese lodging comes in several unique forms that I could not help but test out. The best … Read More
Translated as “Drunkards Alley” or “Alley Of The Drunkards,” Nonbei Yokocho is two parallel alleys in Shibuya, Tokyo full of miniature bars. Altogether there a grand total of around 50 mini bars here, although sometimes it has mistakenly been cited as having a hundred or more. Sure, the bars are small, but there is no … Read More
It began just like any other random night with a few drinks at Nonbei Yokocho in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo. Unbeknownst to me I was about to make friends with a guy in the Yakuza and see a whole different side of the city! The night started off innocently enough as I made friends … Read More
Wow. That’s all I can say. You cannot even begin to imagine what the clubs are like in Tokyo. They are absolutely incredible, like nothing we have over here in the west! It figures that as much as the residents of Tokyo love to drink, they should have some damn cool places to do it. … Read More
Harajuku is located in the northern portion of Shibuya ward and even though I don’t care for fashion or shopping, this is still is one of my favorite districts in all of Tokyo. Two things I appreciate most while traveling are uniqueness and art. If you had to describe Harajuku in any two words except … Read More
If you don’t know, you don’t need to know. Wow this city is fucking awesome! Tokyo is great! Mayu is great! Her source hooked it up too. It is going to be a shame to leave but I suppose I have to at some point…don’t have my flat anymore and can’t live on her couch … Read More
Man I do not even know where to begin Tokyo when we first met I was nervous and you were so busy, But every day you seemed to impress me more and more. All the thoughts of the past cities in my life started drifting away and alas I think I’m falling in love. Why … Read More
The subject about says it all but at the same time it says nothing about what has really transpired during our final days in Japan. I mean where do I begin?!? So much done, so much to tell… Do you realize that during all this last week here in Tokyo I only slept for about … Read More
Still Has The Scars 04:20AM so last night it was are last night here and derek wanted to drink a lot well I have seen him drunk but yeah. we go to shibuya nuts which was really fun derek buying shots for people it was a really good time. As we left this fool was … Read More
Well, Jared and I got lost for the first time since we’ve been here in Tokyo last night. We both dozed off around 09pm — its gets dark at 5pm here, so that is kind of crazy — after getting ready to hit some clubs. By the time we woke up it was 12:45am, so … Read More
