Everything you need to know to travel to Japan on the Cheap!
One of Japan’s most beautiful times of year is Sakura or Cherry Blossom season. The Sakura are so important to Japan that much of the country comes to a standstill when they bloom. Right now the Sakura are blooming in Japan, and though many of you are not able to see them in-person, you can still enjoy their beauty. Sakura symbolize the ephemeral nature of … Continue reading Experience Japan’s Breathtaking Sakura Season
Den Den Town (Nipponbashi) is the go-to place in the Osaka downtown district during March, for its very popular annual Nipponbashi Street Festa–an otaku-matsuri extravaganza. Den Den Town is known for its electronic shops that are lined with a mix of old school, new school, hip trending fashion, anime, manga, movies and games–reminiscent of what you might see in Akihabara in Tokyo, Japan. The matsuri … Continue reading Den Den Town: Nipponbashi Street Festa
Tanabata (七夕) also known as the “Star Festival”, is a popular festival in Tokyo, and is celebrated on July 7th each year. This festival celebrates the meeting of the gods Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair). Legend of Two Lovers Orihime (織姫 Weaving Princess), daughter of the Tentei (天帝 Sky King), wove beautiful clothes by the bank of the Amanogawa (天の川 Milky Way). Her father loved the clothes, but Orihime was sad because she … Continue reading Tanabata Festival!
Hey everyone, Here is another installment in our “Cheap Travel” series, but this time we are headed to Osaka! Osaka is known to most Japanese people as a bit of a party town, where fun consists of a lot of eating and drinking. So let’s get started! Dotonbori Dotonbori is the most famous tourist attraction in Osaka, and with all the food you can find … Continue reading Cheap Entertainment in Osaka!
One of the great things about Japan is that there are so many cheap ways to have a really great time! Tokyo has a bad reputation for being a very expensive city, but it actually has more free things to do than any other city in Japan. Hopefully, the following information will help you find some of these cheap options. Here we go: First the … Continue reading Cheap Entertainment In Japan!
It’s no secret that Japan has a lot of temples and shrines, and it’s also no secret that Japan has a thing for neko (cats). So it makes sense that Japan would have a cat temple and a cat shrine, because what is better than one holy cat place–two of course. But today we will not be speaking about the Gotokuji Buddhist Temple in the … Continue reading Imado Jinja In Tokyo, Japan! Home of Maneki-Neko And A Matchmaking Shrine!
Another place we talked about in our Cheap Entertainment In Japan! is the famous Yoyogi Park, which has many free things for visitors to do. For everyone looking to travel to this cool area, here are the top 10 things you should do in Yoyogi Park. 1. See Some Street Performers On most days, but especially on the weekends, you can find all types of street performers … Continue reading Top 10 Things To Do In Yoyogi Park!
As we wrote in our previous article Cheap Entertainment In Japan! , one of the free things to do in Tokyo, Japan is to checkout Harajuku. Harajuku is the area around Harajuku station, which encompasses many shops, restaurants, and sight-seeing areas. Most people know it for having some of the newest/craziest fashions, and being a center for the “kawaii-style.” Well, here is a list of the top … Continue reading Top 10 Things To Do In Harajuku!
Hey everyone, Another place that we mention in our Cheap Entertainment In Japan! is the very popular Odaiba, which hosts many of the large music and anime events in Tokyo, Japan. But there are tons of things to do in Odaiba, and here is our list of Top 10 Things you should do in Odaiba! 1. Join Forces With A Real Gundam Head to DiverCity Plaza and … Continue reading Top 10 Things To Do In Odaiba!
Hey everyone, Checkout my reaction to a cool tourism video of Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan! A lot of people may not be as familiar with Yamaguchi, but it has so many beautiful areas. Continue reading Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan – Reaction Video!
