Blogs from Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - page 5

Bonjour à tous, Voici en image le début de mon aventure au Japon. J'espères que certaines de ces photos vous ouvriront l'appétit! A bientôt. Phil PS. je dois donner crédit à Hélène qui m'a permis d'utiliser certaines de ses photos.... read more

Some more food pictures! I've been trying to eat as little stuff as i would find in uk as possible, but i have been to japanese style burger and fast food places so some stuff will be familiar :) Most of this stuff is the cheapest i can find too so when i get a job i can be even more experimental! I've done a quick head count and i'm pretty sure that there are more restaraunts here than people to eat in them so will take me a while to get through all of them but i have tried several japanese staples now such as tempura: battered veg n fish n stuff with noodles rice and accompaniments udon/soba: quite thick noodles with stuff to mix in like veg eggs tempura again or fish roe okonomiyaki ... read more

Ok, so they properly love food in Japan! Heres some of the mad stuff i've eaten allready :) and this is just the stuff i've had the guts to try ;) The two pictures with ?? On them i wasnt really sure what it was but i think it was rice with a raw egg some kinda of fried fish then some loverly pickles and natto. I would not recommend the natto! It's pretty much mouldy beans :)... read more

Hi Everybody! Walt and I started our trip by flying to St. Petersburg using frequent flier miles. We decided early on that we would not use the return trip tickets. Instead, we hoped that somewhere in Asia, we would be able to get into the Military Space Available program. When we got ready to move on from our visit to Singapore, we went to the nearby Singapore Military Air Force base and were lucky to get the last two seats on a contract flight. A contract flight is like a regular airlines flight with stewardesses, catered meals, etc. The only difference on this flight was that it only had 32 seats. The rest of the plane was blocked off and used for carrying military equipment. We flew into Yakota AFB near Tokyo. Tokyo, Japan's capital, is ... read more

Asakusa Temple: A temple for the Buddhist goddess of mercy Kannon. Exiting the train station there is a mixture of Japanese tourists and foreign tourists. Before finding my way to the temple, my friend and I got directions from a tour guide. The tour guide worked for a company that gave rickshaw rides around the area. Though we didn’t want a ride, he still offered valuable information about the area and popular places to visit. We eventually made our way to the temple which is actually quite close to the station. The first thing we arrived at was the Kaminarimon Gate, also known as the Thunder Gate, which has the guardians, Fujin and Raijin on each side. Once you walk through the gate, you are instantly immersed into markets. The walkway to the main part of ... read more