TOKYO
JAPAN
The truth is that Tokyo is Tokyo. There is no other city like Tokyo.
Tokyo Underground. Stand on the left!
Tokyo Underground. Stand on the left!
Traditional Japanese breakfast at Yakumo Saryo.
Traditional Japanese breakfast at Yakumo Saryo.
Tokyo is one of the most populated cities in the world. It is the city with one of the busiest commuter rail networks in the world. It is the city with the most beautiful gardens.
Japanese always find something to do while they are commuting.
Japanese always find something to do while they are commuting.
Tokyo Underground. If you love something do it with passion.
Tokyo Underground. If you love something do it with passion.
It is the city with many peculiar shops, bars and restaurants. It is the city with the biggest anime store in the world.
Drinking Shochu.
Drinking Shochu.
Waiting for my Ramen. Ramen is considered 'fast food' in Japan.
Waiting for my Ramen. Ramen is considered 'fast food' in Japan.
When eating sushi try Omakase. In other words, you let the chef decide what you are going to eat.
When eating sushi try Omakase. In other words, you let the chef decide what you are going to eat.
Tokyo is a city that has been destroyed by earthquakes and world wars. It is also the city with some of the most unusual or interesting architecture.
Tokyo has many parks ready to be explored.
Tokyo has many parks ready to be explored.
A local tea house.
A local tea house.
Tokyo is a city that, throughout the centuries, has been transformed from a fishing village into a mega metropolis.
Meguro area.
Meguro area.
There are so many facts I could write about Tokyo. And there are for sure hundreds of books, travel guides and articles written about this peculiar city.
In some neighbourhoods there is a broom almost at every corner in order to keep the streets clean.
In some neighbourhoods there is a broom almost at every corner in order to keep the streets clean.
In some neighbourhoods there is a broom almost at every corner in order to keep the streets clean.
In some neighbourhoods there is a broom almost at every corner in order to keep the streets clean.
However, this is not another book or another article about Tokyo. Here is Tokyo the way I lived it! So let me show you 'my Tokyo'!
Meguro neighbourhood is a calm residential area.
Meguro neighbourhood is a calm residential area.
A playground.
A playground.
'My Tokyo' is having a late dinner at a random tiny ramen place around the corner, surrounded by lonely Japanese guys dressed in business suites while quickly choking down their pork ramen.
Meguro neighbourhood is a calm residential area.
Meguro neighbourhood is a calm residential area.
'My Tokyo' is having my first Ikebana class on a Sunday morning. It is drinking a few glasses of Shochu, my favourite Japanese drink, at a local izakaya. 'My Tokyo' is eating sushi omakase!
Senso-ji temple in Asakusa.
Senso-ji temple in Asakusa.
Making new friends.
Making new friends.
'My Tokyo' is using body language, drawings, smiles, strange sounds or anything else but English in order to communicate with locals! 'My Tokyo' is observing kids removing their shoes before entering their nursery school. 'My Tokyo' is enjoying a calm walk away from the crowds at Meguro neighbourhood.
Most Japanese love these!
Most Japanese love these!
Ready to play?
Ready to play?
'My Tokyo' is losing count every time I try to calculate the number of people passing Shibuya crossing.
The famous Shibuya crossing by night.
The famous Shibuya crossing by night.
Tokyo is the city with one of the busiest commuter rail networks in the world.
Tokyo is the city with one of the busiest commuter rail networks in the world.
'My Tokyo' is exploring really unfamiliar tastes and flavours such as fresh wasabi, traditional Japanese confectionery, Kit-Kat Matcha flavour and ‘konbu’ – edible kelp that Japanese have been eating for many centuries now.
A Japanese school bus.
A Japanese school bus.
You'll find these everywhere!
You'll find these everywhere!
'My Tokyo' is waking up way too early blaming my jet lag but still being incredibly happy that I get to see a spectacular tranquil sunrise over Tokyo.
The entrance of a temple.
The entrance of a temple.
And I am going to finish this post the way I started it. 'My Tokyo' is simply...Tokyo and there is no other city like it!
Learning more about the art of Ikebana.
Learning more about the art of Ikebana.
A local small temple.
A local small temple.