Posted in Japan, Travel Talk 25 Things You Need To Know About Japan Declan Somers 1. McD’s After the U.S, Japan has the most McDonalds restaurants in the world – with 2,975 outlets. McDonalds hopes Read More
Posted in Japan Tea in Japan Declan Somers What is Tea? Tea. A humble green leaf. Just pluck some leaves from a bush, dry, brew, and enjoy. One of life’s simple Read More
Posted in Japan Enshrined Confusion? Declan Somers Is Japan a Religious Country? Let’s start with yes. An estimated 80,000 + Shinto shrines exist in Japan not to mention Read More
Posted in Japan A Revolutionary Tokyo Night Walk Declan Somers A Tokyo Night Walk. My Tokyo neighbourhood is full of intrigue. Not one for confined spaces at night I like to take to the Read More
Posted in Japan, Travel Tips Getting a Phone in Japan-The Solution Declan Somers A Japanese Phone Number- How Hard Can That Be! Complicated, Tricky, Downright Unfair. As a resident of Japan I am thankful to my Read More
Posted in Japan Tashirojima: The Island for Cat People EmmaW Tashirojima in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan is the place to visit if you prefer cats over humans. Each year thousands of tourists Read More
Posted in Japan Plastic Food & Flying Pans! Declan Somers Plastic Food is Yummy -said nobody ever. Plastic Food is Fantastic but watch out for flying pans -Mobal Blogger, Tokyo. Read More
Posted in Japan, Travel Talk What is Tokyo? Ver. 2017 Declan Somers What is Tokyo? Tokyo is the ultimate in urbanisation. As the capital of Japan in a country dominated by mountains (73% of Japan Read More
Posted in Japan Tsukishima Tokyo: A Japanese Pizza Experience! Declan Somers A Visit to Tsukishima (Moon-Island) Less well-known than its nearby neighbour of Tsukiji (home to Tokyo’s bustling fish Read More
Posted in Japan Shiki-shima sleeper train Matthew (Image courtesy of commons.wikimedia.org) JAPAN—Where tradition meets the future. This was the campaign slogan used by the Read More