Shopping KITTE Marunouchi Building Manish Prabhune While on the Yaesu side it is all about a grand new modern design, the Marunouchi side has been restored to the original 100 year..
9 Culture National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo C. Rio The National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo, also know by the English acronym MOMAT, is located within walking distance of Akihabara..
6 Culture Kōgeikan Crafts Gallery C. Rio Residing just a mere seven minute walk from the main gallery of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, is the Kōgeikan Craf..
Transportation JR Tohoku Shinkansen GranClass Takako Sakamoto The first-class carriage, 'GranClass', on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line has only 15 seats per car, all leather-covered, a..
15 Transportation JR Shinkansen E5, GranClass Car Takako Sakamoto On March 5, 2011, the Tohoku Shinkansen extended its line to Shin-Aomori. Along with this expansion, the new Shinkansen Series E5..
7 Culture Tokyo Tower at Night-time Manish Prabhune The Skytree may have replaced the Tokyo Tower as a transmissions tower, but it still continues to have its place in our hearts,..
Culture Short Story of Kachidoki Bridge Manish Prabhune A bridge with a history, Kachidoki Bridge on the Sumida River: I learned about Kachidoki Bridge in 2001, while reading the Jap..
Shopping 2K540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN Valerie Kor 2K540 is an art space created using the clever use of space under a highway between Ueno and Akihabara.