It may be for works, it may be for holidays, and it may be for study, in either ways, travelling to Japan sounds exciting and interesting. Japan offers many fine things, such as diverse culture, interesting people, rich food, inspiring places, vibrate music etc which admired by many people. In this series I will start introducing from Tokyo and eventually go through major prefectures.

• Tokyo
• The Airport
• Transportation in Tokyo
• The Exciting Place to Go
• Things to do in Tokyo
• Foods to eat

Tokyo (とうきょう）

Today I will tell you about Japan’s capital “Tokyo”. Tokyo is one of the big cities in Japan and one of the most popular places where many tourists want to visit. People image of Tokyo as a busy city and congested with many buildings and people, however, Tokyo has many peaceful places too. Mixes the ultramodern and the traditional, from neon-lit skyscrapers to historic temples. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kanto region on the central Pacific coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu. Tokyo is the political and economic center of the country. The divisions of Tokyo consists of 23 special wards, 26 cities, 1 district, and 4 subprefectures.

The Airports

There are two major airports to get access the capital of Japan, Tokyo. Tokyo International Airport (東京国際空港), commonly known as Hanada Airport (羽田空港) in Tokyo and Narita Airport (成田空港) in Narida, Chiba Prefecture. It used to be the Narita Airport which was the one for any international flight to land until 1978. Then Narita Airport was opened and took over to serve international flights. In 2010, an International Terminal, currently the terminal 3, was opened at Haneda. That made us much easier and convenient access to a central of Tokyo, and what’s more, transportation fee is cheaper!!! Just taking the mono rails from the Handa terminal station, it takes us just less than 30 mins to get Hamamatsucho station (浜松町) where it is accessible to Japan Rail. We are already at the central of Tokyo!!!

Transportation in Tokyo

The transportation in Tokyo is various, buses, rails, mono rails, taxis, subways, ships and planes. Wherever you want to there are many ways to go.

For more information of different transportation in special 23 wards please refer below:

https://www.tripadvisor.jp/Attractions-g298184-Activities-c59-Tokyo_Tokyo_Prefecture_Kanto.html

The Exciting Places To Go – Popular Hot Spots

MY CHOICES

Things to do in Tokyo

A CRUSE AT KANDA RIVER

KATSUSHIKA SHIBAMATA

Katsushika Shibamata is a well-known place for Tora san.

MEIJIZA

KABUKIZA

Daikanyama logroad

TAKAO ZAN

KAGURAZAKA

Foods to eat/place to eat

EDOMAE ZUSHI

If you visit Tokyo, well strongly recommended meal would be Edomae Zushi. First Edomae zushi was born as a fast-food in Edo era but nowadays Edomae zushi is categorized as a luxury meal.

Edomae sushi is the one I would like to try eating.

YANAGAWA NABE

Yanagi nage is a one of the Dojyo meal. (weatherfish). It was born at Edo era and a local dish. Cooking with gobo and eggs. Dojyo is cut in half before hand so they are easy to eat.

FUKAGAWA MESHI

Fukagawa meshi is a cooked rice with spring onion、Manila clam and miso paste. This is a one of Tokyo local cuisines. Fukagawa meshi is selected for top 100 Japanese dishes which are strongly recommended by the ministry of agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. You can find a place to eat this dish at Monzen Nakacho in Tokyo. This is a high-nutrient meal.

MONJYAYAKI

Monjyayaki also monja, is a traditional Japanese food and one of Tokyo’s famous dishes. It is one of those savory Japanese-style pancakes. Smililar to Okonomiyaki, the difference is to use the different liquid ingredients.

Tsukiji and Asakusa are well famous for Monjyayaki.

Picking them up a little by little with an exclusive spatula for eating.

CHANKO NABE

This is a local dish around 「Ryogoku Kokujikan」where is a well-known town for Sumo. If you are a sumo lover, this town is a place to visit because some restaurants are owned by former sumo wrestlers and you can enjoy looking at their photos and some sumo items. It is a perfect for eating and sightseeing at the same time.

Most of Chanko Nabe are cooked with vegetables, fishes and meet together. There are various flavors to choose, such as Soya source and Miso and salt.

ANMITSU

Anmitsu is a Japanese dessert that dates to the Meiji era. It is made of small cubes of agar jelly. The agar is dissolved with water to make the jelly. Sometimes it comes with fruits pieces, sweet red beans, ice-cream and syrup. This is my favorite desert.

The Ginza Wakamatsu is established in 1984 at Meiji era. This shop is well-known as a birthplace for Anmitsu. The original Anmitsu is just with agar cubes, sweet beans and syrup. The Ginza Wakamtsu still offer the original Anmitsu even now. We can get a take away and cheaper than eating at a shop.