If you ask almost any person on the street in Tokyo, man, woman, child, pet, what their favorite food is, the likelihood you will get meat in some kind of variety is extremely high. Whether, steamed, grilled, broiled, fried, whatever way you slice it, Tokyoites love their meat. So what are our vegetarian and vegan visitors to do?
Regarding Japanese seasonings, I have some favorites such as; wasabi, kombu dashi and mayonnaise. My kind of vegetarian diet does not consume alcohol, so even though there is a wonderful Japanese seasoning, mirin, I am not able to use it in my cooking.
Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to Tokyo, Japan and stay for more than 30 days. During this period, I needed to figure out how to survive as a vegetarian and not consume any spices or ingredients from the onion or garlic families.
Many Muslim travelers have difficult experiences to find the ways to have Halal foods during their stay in Tokyo. Awesome Tokyo know the way to make your trip easy!
Halal Friendly Restaurants in Tokyo
One of the exciting parts of visiting Japan is eating Japanese food. Even people have different religious background, I want travelers to experience our delicious Japanese food culture. Here, Awesome Tokyo wants to introduce some Halal Friendly Japanese food restaurants.
Pelancong Muslim mungkin menghadapi kesukaran untuk mencari makanan halal di Tokyo. Awesome Tokyo tahu bagaimana untuk menyelesaikan masalah anda.
Restoran Halal di Tokyo
Salah satu perkara menarik untuk dilakukan di Tokyo ialah dengan mencuba makanan Jepun. Walaupun berbeza latar belakang agama, saya ingin semua pelancong untuk mencuba makanan Jepun yang enak. Disini, Awesome Tokyo ingin mengesyorkan beberapa Restoran Halal makanan Jepun yang berbaloi dikunjungi.
As typhoon season (mercifully) blows out of Tokyo it is time to get excited about fall! Beautiful, crunchy leaves under boots, warm cups of tea and cooler weather are all things to look forward to during this time of year. But do you know the best ways to spend your autumn in Japan? Awesome Tokyo has the scoop! Here is our Top 5:
Japan takes pride in its four distinct seasons, each offering its own unique natural wonders. As September trickles into October and November, many visitors flock to the city to see the beautiful 紅葉 (kouyou), Japan’s autumn foliage. Where are the best places to see the changing leaves in Tokyo? Read more to find out!
Tokyo’s summers are all about amazing festivals, beautiful yukata, breathtaking fireworks and beer! The season wouldn’t be complete without throwing back a nice, cold one. Where can you get the best brew? Awesome Tokyo has the scoop!
In the largest metropolitan city in the world with one of the best public transportation systems, Tokyo is practically begging you to leave the hustle and bustle once in awhile and hop on a train to somewhere new. Where are the best summer day trips from the city center? Awesome Tokyo has the scoop.
Temperatures are really getting up there in Tokyo climbing to 33 degrees celsius during most of this week. What are the best ways to spend your free time and beat the heat? Awesome Tokyo has the answers!
The yukata, with its lightweight fabric and floral motifs is a symbol of summer in Japan. Could you imagine yourself wearing one of these on your way to a 花火 (hanabi) “fireworks” festival or while participating in the Japanese traditional 盆踊り(bon odori) “Bon dance”? Awesome Tokyo has the scoop on how to find your perfect summer yukata.
While wearing a ゆかた (yukata) Japanese summer kimono and gazing wistfully and 江戸風りん (Edo fuurin) traditional wind chimes can keep you cool in the short term, you may be looking for some refreshments. From the sweet, to the savory to the little bit strange, Awesome Tokyo has got the goods on the city’s summer eats.
Summer in Tokyo is more than just festivals and fireworks. Many places also have great summer markets where visitors can come during the day and eat local food, check out interesting merchandise, listen to live music and just walk around and enjoy the warm weather. What are the best summer markets in town? Read more and find out!
There are usually three times of year when many people in Japan either have vacation or can easily take time off work. These are: Golden Week, which takes place at the end of April beginning of May, New Year holidays, which are at the end of December beginning of January, and Obon, which can take place in July or August depending on the region. In Tokyo, Obon takes place in July.
In the United States, fireworks are almost exclusively reserved for 4th of July celebrations, New Year’s Eve and the end of baseball games. But in Tokyo and all over Japan, fireworks displays have taken on what could only be considered a true art form.
The romance of two star-crossed lovers destined to meet only once a year is the fairy dust of little girls’ dreams. This is the first page of the ancient legend of Tanabata or The Star Festival, which takes place in Japan on July 7th. What’s the story behind this romance and how do locals celebrate this day? Read more to find out!
Although these restaurants don’t serve authentic cuisine from either Japanese or western culture, the melding of the two has developed into its own unique culinary experience that is worth a try on your trip to Tokyo!
It’s almost the end of June, which means that Tokyo’s summer is making itself known with climbing temperatures and sporadic bouts of torrential downpour. However, summer is a great time in Tokyo to participate in some unique cultural events. What are the must-attend events of the summer? Read more to find out!
In the United States and other western countries, we are pretty used to our apples and oranges. Japan has the usual carrots celery and cucumbers, but there are a whole host of new and exciting fruits and vegetables just waiting for you to try! There are some variations on favorites from the west, and some that you may have never seen before.
For many of us, our hair is a sacred and a distinct attribute for how we present ourselves to the outside world. A good haircut can completely transform someone’s look. But a bad haircut….well, hey, it grows back, right?
Coming to Tokyo may make you feel like you’re in another world. Within that world, you can actually find many different stores that make you feel like you’re being transported all around Japan.
As I wrote in previous article, the Tokyo subway is one of the best ways to move around Tokyo. I highly recommend to buy Tokyo subway open ticket before you explore the city of Tokyo.
Tokyo Metro is selling discount tickets for visitors from outside of Kanto area as well as overseas visitors. I really recommend to buy Tokyo subway discount tickets for people who want to go around Tokyo with less money.
Have you ever been recommended to buy Japan Rail Pass before you visit to Japan? This special fare pass is available only for temporary visitors to Japan.
Welcome to Tokyo! But you still need to take some vehicles to get to your accommodations to sleep. I will briefly explain how to take Tokyo monorail to go to Hamamatsucho which is connected to Yamanote loop line. The trains of Tokyo monorail have good spaces for luggages, and guide announcement with foreign language is available.
According to the survey of Japan Tourism Agency, one of the hardest things for tourists in Tokyo is that finding the information about public transportation. Many tourists have difficulties with using public transportations. This is easily understandable because Tokyo transportation is difficult for me, too.
Keikyu line is directly connected to Shinagawa station, which is one of the hub stations in Tokyo. If you go to Osaka or Kyoto by Shinkansen (bullet trains), you may go to Shinagawa station. I will briefly explain the way to go to Shinagawa station by taking Keikyu line.
Do you know there are many different colors/shapes of trains in Japan? If it is difficult to remember the name of train lines, it is one way to memorize train colors you want to take. (I always do it.) The color of Keikyu line is red with white line. How to take Keikyu like to go to Shinagawa. Step 1: Find the entrance of Keikyu line. The entrance of Keikyu line is on the same floor of your arrival gate at Haneda. Please go straight with the information/bus tickets counter on your left. <bus tickets counter on your left>
You will find the entrance of Keikyu line on your right. Step 2: Buy the tickets or PASMO.
You can buy the tickets/PASMO with vending machines.
If you do not know how to buy tickets, or don't know which trains you should take, ask at the information.
The information is opened between 7am - 10pm. They support 4 languages, Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean. The information is located next to the vending machines.
Step 3: Get on the Keikyu line.
The entrance gate of Keikyu line looks like this.
If you bought a train ticket, please insert it to the gate machine. If you have PASMO, please touch the IC panel with your PASMO.
From the Keikyu line Haneda airport international terminal station, there are many trains connected to Shinagwa area and Yokohama area. To go to Shinagawa station, please confirm trains direction with an electric board. Trains desplaying these places go to Shinagawa; Shinagawa, Sengakuji, Aoto, Takasago, Inzai-makinohara, Imba Nihon-idai, Narita Airport. It takes about 11 mins, 410 yen for an adult.
One of my favorite Izakaya, near our office in Meidai-mae is Miyako ichi-go-ten. They have cheap Okinawa foods with variety of traditional Okinawa alcoholic beverage, Awamori and traditional food from Miyako Island, a part of Okinawa.
Izakaya is Japanese taverns where people enjoy drinks and foods, hang out with friends. They usually serve alcohols and other drinks, and small dishes.
