During our last stop through Taipei on our way back to the USA we spent an evening checking out Kwang Hua Market, of the most famous night markets in Taipei. Pure insanity-- words can almost not describe the hustle and…
Continue Reading →Few first time visitors to Tokyo would expect to find an exceptional Italian dinner there, but that need not be the case if you can get into Massa in the Ebisu suburb of Tokyo. When you can no longer tell…
Continue Reading →One of my favorite sneaker shops I found while hunting through Tokyo was Pistacchio. It's located in Daikanyama, on a small back street called Sarugaku-cho just across from the Onitsuka Tiger store. The shop was primarily full of obscure Nike…
Continue Reading →We hustled around Guanghua Market and the surrounding streets for a few hours before our flight out of Taipei. Electronics were definitely less expensive, laptops, monitors, audio equipment, etc. We spent a lot of our time in shops looking at…
Continue Reading →What an amazing experience, a picture is worth 1000 words. Tsukiji is the largest fish market in the world handling more than 2000 tons of more than 450 types of seafood. I was told today 1/6th of the world's fish…
Continue Reading →We all woke up today at 4:30AM to check out the legendary Tsukiji fish market. If you don't have a strong stomach, a sense of adventure, or an insane love for fresh sushi-- don't bother, you can sleep in. We…
Continue Reading →I received a lot of feedback and questions regarding the Adidas roller skates I mentioned I saw earlier this week in Daikanyama. I was a little bit off on the price, they're actually only 41,000 Yen or about $375. I…
Continue Reading →I really enjoyed shopping in Daikanyama, it's a fairly quiet neighborhood set back from the flashing lights of neighboring Shibuya. Over the next few days I'll be highlighting a few of my favorite shops from this neighborhood. Although there are…
Continue Reading →I stopped by the Daikanyama Beams T shop, sort of the definitive must-stop place for any t-shirt junky. They're mission is simple: Bring art closer to everyday life. They're doing this by offering limited-edition artist t-shirts to mass markets around…
Continue Reading →A picture is worth a thousand words... More shrines, views and fresh seafood from a day trip to Kyoto after the jump! (more…)
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