We took a serene day off between Ryogoku and Kuramae, looking for Inari shrines (foxes!), swords and mimosa flowers. Mimosa flowers are among my favorites, and, after a bit of search, I found few places where they bloom beautifully. I’m also always on the lookout for Inari shrines, so I usually check Google…
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Looking for foxes at Hikan Inari Shrine near Sensoji
I’ve been passionate about foxes for a couple of years now, and my love for yokai goes back to the time I was watching Yu Yu Hakusho. Every time I find something related to foxes and yokai, I get all hyped and need to visit or know more. Now, I visited Sensoji several…
Minato Shichifukujin Meguri
The first seven days of the year are considered among the luckiest in Japan, so Shichifukujin Meguri (or the visit to the seven lucky gods) is really popular: this year I decided to visit the shrines and temples of Minato. I’ve been attached to old things lately, probably because of what has been…
Starting 2023 in Tokyo
Realising I’m one month late, but so many things happen in January! And I finally want to write again; making virtual walks videos is nice – not to mention a great exercise! – but my blogs need some love too. So here we go. Metro didn’t run after midnight on New Year’s day…
Quick guide to Miraikan, Odaiba
On July 9, Miraikan in Odaiba celebrated its anniversary and the admission ticket was free, so we decided to go and check the museum. Odaiba is famous for being a sort of entertainment island, so you probably wouldn’t imagine anything else but malls, parks for recreational activities and so on on the island,…
10 Things You Must Do In Yanaka
Yanaka is a neighborhood made of narrow streets, traditional houses, dozens of temples hidden in the alleys and a slow pace of life: it’s also where Yanaka Ginza is. A street where traditional shops and workshops still exist, and it’s also famous for its many cat statues. Yanaka Ginza In Yanaka you can…
Celebrating Tori no Ichi at Hanazono Jinja in Shinjuku
One of the best things about going to school in Shinjuku was that the school building was right next to the grounds of Hanazono Jinja, one of the best places to celebrate Tori no Ichi! What’s Tori no Ichi? Tori-no-ichi is an annual festival traditionally held in November, on days designated as days…
Mini guida: i posti migliori per l’hanami a Tokyo
Quest’anno a molti di noi non resta che sognare l’hanami, per cui ho pensato di portarmi avanti con le speranze per il prossimo anno: ecco qui i posti migliori per ammirare la fioritura dei ciliegi a Tokyo. Quale scegliereste? Parco di Ueno Il parco di Ueno è una scelta piuttosto ovvia, specialmente per…
