Category: Tokyo 2025

I spent my last day yesterday walking the streets of Tokyo. The city has changed a lot since I was last here but some things never change. The thing that has changed the most from my point of view is how the city feels like a ghost town in many…

With overcast and rainy forecast, I opted to go to the Yumenoshima Botanical Gardens because it is indoors in a giant greenhouse. But before we get to that, one observation I have made moving about is the disappearance of traffic in Tokyo. There were no cars or people on the…

Time to get to the heart of Tokyo – Shibuya! Had lunch at a little place in Tokyo, well they are all small places…heh! Fried Shrimp Fried chicken Total bill was about $11.50 The image below is of Shibuya, notice the large number of people walking about and remember that…

It’s a cold and rainy day in Tokyo because there is a typhoon off the coast of Japan so what better way to spend the morning but in a laundry mat? 400 yen to wash ($2.65) – 300 yen to dry ($2) After laundry day, time to head to a…

What a day! I wanted to experience the digital euphoria known as teamLab so I took an Uber from my hotel ($25) to get to this place only to be told that tickets can only be purchased online and they were sold out. Not to be deterred, I found the…

After leaving Malaysia, it was time to move on so I have landed in Tokyo. First stop is the Museum of Contemprary Tokyo Art. The fee for the three museums is 3000 yen ($20) Sadly, you are not allowed to take photos in most areas of the museum so here…