Rent an apartment in Japan
In most countries, renting an apartment is never an easy task but in Japan, it is a long journey.It is already difficult for Japanese so think about it for a foreigner,so many of us live in guesthouses but after a few months or years, if you know you have to live in Japan for a while, you sometimes want to have your own place. Here are a few rules to know before trying to rent your apartment in Japan. To rent an apartment in Japan, it takes about 6 months rent because there are many specifics which will quickly raise your budget. For this price, the apartment is not even…
2012 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 6 Ocotober Report
F1 Racing Grand Prix in Japan round was held Suzuka Race Circuit from Friday (5-Oct) to Sunday (7-Oct). One of Tokyoincognito reporters was invited to the pre-race celebration, and could see the scene behind the race. Satardey 6 Oktober 11.00-12.00 Formula 1 Third Practice Session 14.00-15.00 Formula 1 Qualifing Session Suzuka Circuit for short, is amotorsport race track located in Ino, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan Number of Laps: 53 Circuit Length: 5.807 km Race Distance: 307.573 km
Huge ramen cups at Ramen Jiro
Trying to find what to write about, I checked pretty much everything, from magazines to asking contacts and friends ideas, until I asked this simple question to my nice co-worker Kazu: “any idea ?”, in a glimpse, she had found something for me, I couldn’t realize it, “did you write about Ramen Jiro already ?”, she said, I had just found my article for the day. After this, I tried to ask her more basic questions like “what makes it special ?” or “is it expensive ?”, … just one answer: “head there and you’ll see”, so I went to the nearest location this morning (Ikebukuro once again) to try…
The importance of nature in Tokyo
The Japanese have long had a special relation to nature, letting it grow without trying to master it, being scared it could get angry and punish them. Nature is considered as almighty and has to be respected, everything has to cohabit together in peace and harmony, and this is what we can see in Japanese floral arrangements, ikebana, Japanese gardens, bonsais or even cherry blossoms, people pay great attention to their environment. Even in Japanese poesy, haïkus are always related to seasons, animals, which leads us once again to this recurrent idea of nature. This respect is partly due to its Shinto culture, which considers every element is the manifestation…
Shimo-kitazawa, get fashionable for cheap !
I don’t really know if we can talk about fashion, but I’d be more likely simply talking about clothing, actually, this district is full of second-hand cloth stores, as well as full-of-charm independent artists’ shops. Before getting to Shimokitazawa, I didn’t really know what to expect from it, I had heard it had something to do with fashion, but nothing more, so I ended up wandering around, navigating the tight streets of this district, trying to find what was “special” here. At one point, apart from all these lovely and original shops making me think of some kind of mini Shibuya, I entered the New York Joe Exchange store, I…
Swimming and practicing in Ikebukuro
If you had the chance to read my article about The Sunshine 60 observatory in Ikebukuro, you probably ended up wondering what this white windowless huge tower was, and I did the same. Maybe you felt like being in Evangelion’s Tokyo-3 for a second or two, but you’re not, and don’t be worried, nobody lives in this building, growing with no sun, it merely is Toshima garbage factory, and more precisely, the incinerator’s chimney. If you find the opportunity to pass by during the night, the red lights on its wall, used as aerial signals, create a very uncommon ambiance all over the place. Maybe you think it’s not worth…
Get cured by Kogan-ji’s Tagenuki, head to Sugamo
Now living in Sugamo, I really do have to tell you more about the cultural aspect of this district before I get back to France, and even though Hélène already said it almost one year ago in her article about the old ladies Harajuku, Sugamo is a very quiet area. Actually, Sugamo is really famous for being the place where elderlies gather for some shopping as well as “non-young” activities, and even though the Sugamo Kogan-ji temple is dedicated to everyone, most of its visitors are older than average. I’m not going to talk about the temple itself really, because maybe you have seen thousands of them already and start…
Some pure fun for a Sunday
Two days ago, I told you about events in Yoyogi, but If you get to Yoyogi Koen on a Sunday and from the Harajuku station, there’s a high chance you see crazy rock-styled peopleright in front of the entrance of the park, pompadour haircuts, leather jackets, tattoos, you kno who they are, they are Tokyo’s very famous rockabillies. I remember that in 2010, I didn’t get the chance to see them, but my friend did and told me about them afterwards, more than too years later, even when the heat burns your whole body, they’re still here to play the show, definitely a must-see in Tokyo ! Well, to be…
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