Visiting cities alone means spending hours reading hotel reviews, checking transportation to city centers and ensuring that the places you eat in and sleep at are up to mark. Tokyo doesn’t really have a full-blown hostel culture but it does have some great hotels at good prices. The different districts of Tokyo cater to variedContinue reading “The Best Hotels in Tokyo for Solo Travelers in 2024”
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14 Things to Do in Tokyo at Night in 2024
Tokyo is a big city. There are many many things to do here. I have been out and about the city on most days, trying new things like live-music venues, gaming stations and exciting places for nightly dinners. Trust me, there’s ALOT. There are expat-friendly spots, 8pm to 8am places like Hyungboo, theaters, and authenticContinue reading “14 Things to Do in Tokyo at Night in 2024”
How a Train Bento Box is Made in Tokyo
by Lakshmi Kalarikkal We’ve all been on long, arduous train journeys where our feet ache, our tummies grumble and we yearn for sleep. Tokyo has the solution to one of those problems! At any store in Tokyo, you can find bento boxes made for the main purpose of being eaten on a train. They’re calledContinue reading “How a Train Bento Box is Made in Tokyo”
The City of Tokyo in Poetry
by Lakshmi Kalarikkal The city of Tokyo is structured like a poem, soaring mountains flow into deep valleys, while babbling streams undercut the sounds of trains. A unique beat hums across the metropolis. This rhythm has made the Tokyo in poetry truly lyrical. Some of the poetry that brings me home is transcribed below. TokyoContinue reading “The City of Tokyo in Poetry”
The Manga Cafes of Tokyo and What’s Inside Them
By Khushi Mundhwa Manga is a Japanese art form which originated in Japan in the late 19th century. These Japanese comic books are traditionally read from right to left and the last page of a regular comic book is usually the first page in a Manga book. Although manga is an entertaining comic, it isContinue reading “The Manga Cafes of Tokyo and What’s Inside Them”
Less than a day in Adelaide
The train came to a screeching halt at the Adelaide Parklands Terminal and a few restless passengers got off in a hurry. They were instructed that they only had ten hours in Adelaide, at the end of which the train would take off to Perth. Mizu and the young man had got off too andContinue reading “Less than a day in Adelaide”
The Great Pacific Train Journey
Mizu boarded the Indian Pacific at Sydney and navigated her suitcase through the narrow corridors of the train. She found her seat besides a square window inside a compact twin cabin. There, two vacant bunkers lay waiting to be occupied by two strangers. After placing her suitcase beneath the bunker and sitting by the window,Continue reading “The Great Pacific Train Journey”
Mizu lands in the “city of bones”
Beneath the runway, a million bones lay waiting to stir. At touch down, a loud rattle struck the entire airplane and the man beside Mizu almost jumped off his seat. “You heard the bones then?”, asked Mizu, making sure she wasn’t dreaming as she had in the past. “I think seat belts were made onlyContinue reading “Mizu lands in the “city of bones””
Farewell Tokyo!
Standing by the peculiar love-hotel, Mizu looked up at its two signs, “shukuhaku” and “kyukei” which meant stay and rest. She had received none of the two. This 2000 yen-per-hour hotel was her makeshift service apartment for a month. Now she stood by it with her new compact suitcase and resolutely gave up on Tokyo.Continue reading “Farewell Tokyo!”
Mizu City 