Once again I found myself in Namja Town in Ikebukuro, not for Ice Cream City, not for Gyoza World, not even for the haunted maze of epileptic fits, but for the infamous Miracle Fruit Cafe... read all

Want a bizarre way to spend a Tokyo evening? Head over to Maidreamin' in Shibuya for a truly unique experience.Maidreamin was, well, in its own. The decorum of this particular maid cafe was in a whole other ball game. Er video game.... read all

If you're looking for an escape from Tokyo, I really recommend Nokogiriyama in Southern Chiba. You can take a ferry from Tokyo for 1000 yen round-trip and it's super fast to get there. Alternately, you can get there via train and... read all

Just a heads up that everything is all and well here. I know there has been a lot of news about the new aftershocks happening. They happened and everyone in the Tokyo area was fine. They will continue, but do realize that they have been... read all

I noticed that people are still panicking, so I thought I would plug in another update from Tokyo. Things are really good here. I have been in and out of the city the last couple of days and haven't experienced any set-backs. Some of... read all

Hello there, I am living in Makuhari, right next to Tokyo and have to say that everything is getting back to normal and there is no need to worry. I recently took a job here (after living here for several years in the past), and had to... read all