Harajuku

Every time we visit Japan, we always hit Takeshita street in Harajuku, Tokyo. This is one of the most popular and crowded spots with weeb clothing, Daiso, limited streetwear, animal…

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Akihabara

Akihabara is the shopping hub for electronics, anime, manga and souvenirs. There are trading card stores, maid cafes, animal cafes, and 5-storey sex shops. It’s a very quirky suburb filled…

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Hotel Gracery Shinjuku

If you’ve visited Shinjuku then you may have seen the giant Godzilla hanging over the Toho Cinema building. We stayed here for 7 days in March 2020 and it was…

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Roast Beef Ono

Roast Beef Ono is a popular restaurant in Akihabara in Tokyo, committed to serving the most luxurious and delicious roast beef in Japan. In 2018 their fame blew up, thanks…

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Tokyo, Japan 2020

After reflecting upon this short Japan trip, I’ll have to say we were incredibly lucky and as you read through this post, you’ll see how often the leprechauns graced us…

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Harajuku Gyoza Lou

Harajuku Gyoza Lou is a casual restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, known for their delicious dumplings. They have a 4.2-star rating from 3000 eaters on TripAdvisor. Between 11:00 – 3:00, they…

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Osaka, Japan 2020

We travelled to Osaka a few days ago and it was such a surreal experience to be travelling during the Covid pandemic. This is our travel diary. Context: At the…

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Pepper Lunch

If you’ve heard of Pepper Lunch then you’re a lucky fella because you’ve been graced with the beauty of sizzling, juicy meat. Pepper Lunch is a major Japanese franchise, specializing…

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Shinjuku Gyoen: Cherry Blossoms

One of our bucket list goals was to witness the 桜 (sakura; cherry blossoms) in full bloom in Japan. If you didn’t know, these flowers only bloom for about 2…

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Hotel Nikko Osaka

We stayed at Hotel Nikko Osaka during our short 4-day visit in March 2020 and it was definitely one of our more boujee experiences. Everything about this hotel was high…

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