Tokyo Japan Life Tips

Beneficial, profitable and practical information for Tokyo/Japan life in English for the English-speaking people living and visiting Tokyo and even people who just want to know about Tokyo/Japan anywhere in the world

I've lived in Tokyo now for 18 years since I got back from US.
I went to college in the States about 20 years ago, and when I remember back, what I needed the most was the information.
The only information source for me at that time when internet was not in people's life was just friends.
But now, here we are, in the world we can access to whatever we want to know only if you have a computer or phone.
So, I decided to write about Tokyo life and what I think about living, visiting, enjoying, working, and even raising kids in Japan.

You should have heard of YAKITORI, which is grilled chicken on bamboo skewer.And there are hundreds and thousands of YAKITORI restaurants in Tokyo.But, how about YAKITON?"YAKI" is the same as the one in "YAKITORI", which means grill.And "TON" means por ...

I love noodles.I like Ramen, Soba, and also Pho!As you know, Pho noodle is Vitnamese rice noodle in soup.And this is my favorite Pho restaurant at Asakusabashi.->Google mapIt's on the 2nd floor of this building and the name of the resraurant is"Pho Nam ...

I started to use this tray when I started to live with my husband before we got married.So, it's been already more than 5 years.This tray has carried hudreds of meals for us and after our two sons were born, it's been mainly carrying the kids' food.We ...

We had been away from McDonald's Happy Set for a little while because they had been doing toys which my sons were not interested in.But this time, there comes Kyuranger!As you know, Kyuranger is the latest heros on kid's TV program.My son of course has ...

Kids grow fast!!!I bought a pair of 18cm rainboots for my first son about 6 months ago, and now it's tight.So, I bought him a pair of 19cm.It's the same rain boots as before, but this time we chose blue.*Reference: My Choice: Kid's Rain BootsWe actuall ...

My first son's just got 4 years old.And his 18cm shoes got a bit tight.He is 105cm height, and 20kg weight.It's very big for 4 years old Japanese child.He loves to eat, run around, jump around, and play outside.He's such a healthy boy that he hardly is ...

I usually don't have enough time to cook fansy dishes.But, I do enjoy cooking.When I have time in weekend, I try to cook as much vegetables as possible.My sons now have started to eat almost the same foods as ours.So, I feel like the dishes are disappe ...

You might be suffering from pain.If it's headache, you might want to try this solution.*Reference: Got Headache? Try DHA & EPA!If it still doesn't go away, you can just lay down and go to sleep anticipating that it disappears when awake.And if you cann ...

It's called Choregi salad in Japan.Korean style Kim-chee flavor salad we usually have at Yakiniku restaurant.The Korean word "Choregi" means lightly pickled kim-chee in some dialect.When the word "Choregi" was brought into Japan, for some reason people ...

We gave 150pc building block for our second son for his first brithday last year.*Reference: Our Choice for One-Year Birthday Present - Building Block-@Rakuten 150pc Wooden Building Block/ 2,696yenThere was a cardboard tube-shaped box for the blocks an ...

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