Tantalizing Tokyo

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March 15th 2024

Published: April 6th 2024

I love Tokyo. If I had to eat only in one city for the rest of my life, Tokyo would be it. Most chefs I know would agree with me. Anthony Bourdain. We’ve all seen photos of Tokyo, but until you are there you cannot imagine the enormity of this city. Dave refers to this as his “Grand Canyon Theory.” You can tell people how big it is, show them pictures of how big it is, but until you actuall... Read Full Entry

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Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

D MJ Binkley

Photographers, divers, writers, foodies, chefs and music enthusiasts. Travelers' Century Club Members: 12/2023. MJ 107 and Dave 104. We appreciate your feedback and if you like our stories we would appreciate it if you follow our blog. We live on North Hutchinson Island, Florida. If you are in Florida please send us a private message as we would love to meet you. Two retired nurses who are passionate about traveling the world. Our love of travel, meeting new people and experiencing new cultures will hopefully take us to wonderful plac... full info

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7th April 2024

Bellini
Bellini

If I had to choose between the cherry blossoms and the Mario Kart racing, I have to admit I'd choose the latter! Now I have to go back. I also just looked up the history of Kabuki theater used as a negative political term. I had no idea it was a real thing!

8th April 2024

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Kabuki
Yes, it is real. It is worth taking a look at. A bit odd but mesmerizing.

7th April 2024

Grey haired nomads
David & Janice The grey-haired-nomads

Delightful Japan
Hi Dave and Merry Jo, Great to see you are still packing it in. You only get one crack at it! Thanks for sharing your take on this fascinating country - one we never managed to sample, though I have no particular regrets - as you rightly say, you can't do it all and not always at the best time. Some of it is lady luck eh? We've had our share and must now resign ourselves to travel in the UK, so there's a touch of envy to read all the wonderful Travelblog blogs gifted us by others of the new era. Keep Smiling!

8th April 2024

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Delight Japan
We will do our best to take you around the world with us as you did us in the past. There are a lot of wonderful things in the UK so that's not so bad. We try to see as much as we can in case we don't get back to a country. We don't often repeat locations.

7th April 2024

Claudia
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So many things to enjoy!
Looks like you had a wonderful visit. Are there other photos of sushi that didn’t make this blog? It makes my taste buds tingle to think of those flavors!

8th April 2024

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

So many things to enjoy!
Japan was a wonderful time. I will send you more sushi photos in case we didn't include enough. Yeah, for tingling taste buds.

12th April 2024

Amy
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Tokyo is paradise!
Thank you so much for your detailed and lively blog. I learned many new things and relished reading about things familiar to me. Your experiences delight me. Looking forward to more stories to come!

12th April 2024

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Tokyo is paradise!
Amy, your help in planning this trip was endless. You decreased my worries about the train schedules and so much more. We loved the baseball games! Our time in Japan was special.

22nd April 2024

cabochick
Andrea

Tokyo!
Going backward now to enjoy the rest of your travel blogs through Japan. It seems there is just too much to see with one visit. I don’t know where to start? I’ve been in Tokyo 3 times for 24h work turnaround so other than the airport hotel, I’ve seen only a few things like harajuku, it seemed very chaotic. I’m thinking I’d skip Tokyo and take a train to Osaka first and then come back to Tokyo to enjoy after acclimatized? Thanks for sharing your trip with us!

22nd April 2024

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Tokyo!
Indeed it would take multiple visits to Japan to do it justice... or a really long visit. We had three and a half weeks and barely scratched the surface. We liked Osaka more than we thought we would as we had read some mixed reviews. That blog is coming soon. Keep going back and you'll learn about those precious monkeys.

1st May 2024

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

We loved Tokyo
When we visited Japan in 2014 we were surprised over how much we liked Tokyo. We really loved that city and we are looking forward to the day when we find the time to go back. /Ake

1st May 2024

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

We loved Tokyo
We were a bit surprised also. When you imagine a city that large and packed with people you are uncertain what you will think. Tokyo has a way of making you fall in love with it. We enjoyed our time there.

1st May 2024

Amanda
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Yum!
I think I agree with Anthony Bourdain on this one. The variety is impressive. What a great trip!

1st May 2024

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Yum!
It was a great trip and all the taste treats. Anthony did know food.

19th May 2024

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Tokyo
Ah, the memories! I loved reading this blog. Tokyo is just the perfect city - seriously urban, but seriously functional, clean and safe! I'm so glad to read you had a great time there! I'm also really glad to read that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building also worked well for you guys, and you got to see Mt Fuji from up there! Amazing, and very rare apparently. Sorry to hear that you didn't get to see the cherry blossoms, but snow monkeys, Mt Fuji and baseball games can certainly be ticked off your list. I think I would have been dozing too during the Kabuki Theatre performance. I just loved the Japanese bentos, and those fantastic "combini" stores! Great blog! 😁

19th May 2024

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Tokyo
Thanks for following along on our trip. I'm sure a few memories were stimulated. We loved our time in Tokyo.Kabuki is fascinating but many people dozed off for a few minutes due to the length of the performance. Tokyo has something for everyone.

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