Ad free, non commercial guide to Tokyo & Japan featuring hidden places, seasonal photography, and history. Discover filming locations in Japan, Our Mount Fuji obsession, Rare snowfall in Tokyo, India specific sections to explore Japan.
Went for Pokemon Go manhole covers and discovered the beautiful night time illuminations in Kurashiki. All this on the sidelines of a biz trip!
Will you be lucky enough to spot the majestic Mount Fuji from the Shinkansen? Discover the real odds by season, the best seats, and tips to maximize your chances of witnessing Japan's most iconic view.
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Kobe : Beautiful Bridge, Wrong Place
Rainbow Bridge gets tourists wihtout much effort just by the sheer location in Tokyo. Akashi Kaikyo a massive suspension bridge stays undiscovered in the city of Kobe.
Tokyo's Mitama Matsuri at Yasukuni Shrine, capturing the festive summer atmosphere filled with traditional dances and over 30,000 glowing lanterns.
Looking for the perfect balance between Japan’s megacities and satellite city life? Discover why the historic port cities of Kobe and Yokohama offer an ideal, relaxed lifestyle filled with romantic waterfronts, Western architecture, and vibrant culture.
Discover a hidden photographic gem tucked away in a nearby basement parking lot, where a symmetric concrete staircase creates a stunning, framed viewpoint leading straight to the base of Tokyo Tower.
Free Views, Observatories in the Tokyo Metropolis. Free Mount Fuji Views.
Need a view of Mount Fuji right from Tokyo City? Get a beautiful view on a CLEAR DAY, from this observatory convieniently located on the Marunouchi Line Korakuen Station.
Free Views of Tokyo and Chiba and a pairing of Tokyo Skytree and Mount Fuji. Location is Chiba, but under 30 minutes from Tokyo.
Within the high rise district of Shinjuku, this free oobservatory provides for some awesome views of the Tokyo Skyline and Moutn Fuji too on a rare clear day
Experiencing Snowfall in Tokyo. Asakusa, Ginza, Tokyo Station, Kameido and more
A rare look at Tokyo completely blanketed in snow after a massive winter storm brought the city to a standstill. Historic Asakusa district's transformation into a silent, white wonderland of Sensoji Temple. It’s an incredibly peaceful look at a side of Tokyo rarely seen.
Experience a side of Tokyo's most glamorous shopping district that few ever get to witness. This photo feature captures Ginza completely transformed by a heavy winter storm, trading its usual high-end neon buzz for a breathtaking, silent white landscape.
Watching a relentless, blizzard swallow Tokyo's busiest transit hub and reveal a rare world of accumulated snow. Usual urban chaos replaced by an eerie, crisp silence that slows the hyper-efficient megacity to a frozen halt
During the beautiful snowfall of 2026, I visited the historic Kameido Tenjin Shrine in Koto City. Vibrant red drum bridges, delicate plum blossoms covered under blanket of white snow.
During the beautiful snowfall of 2026, my neighborhood Seishincho in Nishi-Kasai went silent with the white carpet. A photostory which captures the silent moment in Seishincho
Standing at the base of Tokyo Tower reveals a fascinating tale of architectural inspiration, where a design heavily modeled after Paris's iconic Eiffel Tower was adapted to fit a completely new, forward-looking era.
Forget the bullet trains, welcome to a slower, unforgettable way to travel through Japan. Unique experience of riding a traditional water buffalo cart across shallow sea from Okinawa's Ishigaki region to tiny Yubu Island.
Finding a vantage point where Tokyo Skytree and Tokyo Tower appear to be the exact same height is a puzzle solved by a 9th-grade geometric principle: the Apollonius Circle.
Tucked away on the west side of Tokyo, a 10-minute walk from Ogikubo Station, stands Japan's first-ever life-sized bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, gifted tin 2008 to Suginami Ward. The library hides an archive of rare photo stories and vintage Japanese newspaper clippings.
Wandering to the western edge of Yokohama’s waterfront promenade reveals the Indian Water Tower, a striking monument disguised as an Islamic courtyard fountain pavilion. Erected in December 1939 by the Indian Association in Japan serves as a beautiful reminder of human solidarity.
A fascinating piece of Indian history in Japan. This article takes you inside Renkoji, a Buddhist temple in Suginami-ku, serves as the place for purported ashes of legendary Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Delve into the deep wartime alliance between Netaji and Japan
Monument at Yasukuni Shrine dedicated to Dr. Radhabinod Pal, the Indian justice who served as the lone dissenting voice at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal. It explores his perspective on victor's justice and notes other local points of interest, including the Indian Embassy
Perched next to Japan’s largest carved sitting Buddha on Mount Nokogiri, the four-headed lion capital of the Ashoka Pillar stands as an unexpected footprint of Indian history on a jagged cliffside. Stumbling upon this national emblem of India, gifted to the Nihonji Temple in 1989.
Venturing into Kobe's upscale Kitano-cho neighborhood reveals a pocket of Indian heritage built not by IT engineers, but by generations of pearl traders. Kobe Jain Temple, opened in 1985, is a marble masterpiece featuring intricate elephant carvings and a central idol of Bhagwan Mahaveer flown in directly from Mumbai.
Tracking down the exact filming locations of the classic 1966 Bollywood hit Love in Tokyo reveals a fascinating "then-and-now" look at Japan's capital. Revisit the pelican fountain at Hibiya Park, Haneda Airport, Ueno, Ginza, etc.
Filming location for Love in Tokyo (1966) in the cultural city of Japan - Kyoto. Heian Jinja
Filming location for Love in Tokyo (1966) in the remote location of Yamaguchi Prefecture in Iwakuni City
Stumbling onto the lawns of Kyu-Furukawa Gardens instantly triggers the memory, as the imposing, dark-stone Western mansion which was part of the historic television serial Johnny Soko And His Flying Robot
Tracing the high-energy footprints of Madonna’s iconic 2006 "Jump" music video unlocks a completely different way to look at Shibuya's hyper-dense architecture. Mapping out the 15 precise urban locations where elite free-runners leaped over ticket gates, concrete barriers, turns Shibuya into a massive, 3-dimensional playground
