by senoritamaja | Mar 25, 2016 | Japan
Some of you may already know what Shabu Shabu is. I must confess even with my mad love of Japanese food, I had never heard of Shabu Shabu before. So when I asked where to eat black cod and it came along with a recommendation to try the Shabu Shabu, I presumed it was a...
by senoritamaja | Mar 25, 2016 | Japan
For continuity’s sake we decided to get all the nerdy stuff over with in one day. Our next stop was therefore Akihabara, the nerdville of Japan. Akihabara is the tech district of Tokyo where all the video games, comic books and memorabilia can be found. And boy...
by senoritamaja | Mar 24, 2016 | Japan
So Anna and I decided to go check out one of Japan’s favourite traditional pastimes – sumo wrestling. The sport is over 2000 years old and is based on an ancient fighting style called sumai (meaning to struggle). The tradition is still super popular with...
by senoritamaja | Mar 24, 2016 | Japan
Here’s a video proving my point from earlier about how polite Japanese people are. The driver of our randen gets up and bows at everyone as they leave. I mean seriously- you don’t get that kind of treatment from...
by senoritamaja | Mar 23, 2016 | Japan
If by chance you are a child who has accidentally stumbled upon my blog please look away now- this is unsuitable for under 18 year olds. Entering the love district is an experience of its own in Tokyo. Not just because of the kinky, wonderful and just plain weird...
by senoritamaja | Mar 23, 2016 | Japan
Our second night in Tokyo we made our way to the world’s smallest izakaya (the Japanese equivalent of a pub). Think pub except much smaller, much quieter, you have to take your shoes off when you enter and the toilet is clean enough to eat off. We later...
