The Tokyo Traveler

As seen on CNN!  Check out this weeks Offbeat iReport images to see one of my shots from the Tokyo Cow Parade 2008.
What worries the Japanese?  Earthquakes and global warming top the list of worries.
Your favorite English language magazine in Tokyo may be hard to find due to the bankruptcy of a major distributor.
Baseball legend Sadaharu Oh has announced that her will retire at the end of the season.  Did you take advantage of the opportunity to see him manage a baseball game in Tokyo this summer?
Maison de la Bourgogne offers French food and fine wine in Kagurazaka.
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Tattoos in Japan – not just for yakuza (gangsters) anymore.  While there are still social stigmas surrounding the tattooed, attitudes are changing…slowly.

10 things about Tokyo that will blow your mind by MatadorTrips.  Mind-blowing, maybe not, but still an interesting read.
Busses in Japan are a cost effective alternative to taking the famous bullet train, better know as the shinkansen, in Japan.
The Rough Guide to the Music of Japan offers 73 minutes of traditional music from the land of the rising sun.  Paul Fisher compiled the CD and was interviewed by The Japan Times.
Ageing gracefully in Japan? The myths surrounding the perfectly …read more

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Today I will answer the first of the many great questions that I received when I asked “What do YOU want to know about Tokyo?” More of the questions and answers will follow during the month of June so stay tuned…
Andrea Kirkby from The London Traveler said:I remember a great song by the Pogues called ‘Pachinko Dream’ which had the most compulsive little mandolin riff I’ve ever heard together with sampled real pachinko sounds. Now, I want to know where to find a real pachinko parlor – and how you play it….

Pachinko parlors are everywhere in Japan and they …read more

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