Quick Tip:I recommend you buy a Japanese payment card, like aSuica Card, to use on all trains, buses, and subways in Tokyo and other big cities in Japan (including Kyoto and Osaka). There is also a Suica app that you can use to refill the card. Having one of these Japanese payment...
Some of Osaka’s best cheap places to stay can be found here too. The Umeda Sky building is worth a look for its unique designPhoto: @audyscala Because it is so central to the main tourist areas, I’d recommend staying here even if you can only fit in a single night. There are ...
Young people often wear Yukata (informal kimono) to summer festivals, like these three girls at a fireworks display in Shizuoka City. You'll sometimes even see couples, the boy and girl both dressed in yukata, out around Tokyo shopping, or in bars and nightclubs, but only ever in summer ...
Written by Tokyo Cheapo Some outfits never go out of fashion and kimono are a prime example — they’ve been making people look elegant for centuries. It certainly isn’t cheap to buy a kimono in Tokyo though, unless you know where to look …...
Somenetsukewere made from ivory. Best to avoid those. | Photo by istock.com/dpetrakov A common find when rooting around atTokyo flea marketsor antique shops,netsukeare small sculptures, intricately carved and worn withkimono. Specifically, they acted as toggles onsagemono— the bags worn aroun...
Another thing to know: Many of the women you see walking the streets of Gion dressed in kimono and make-up are often just tourists in dress-up. They may look the part from afar and happily pose for photographs, but once you’ve seen agenuinegeiko, you’ll understand the difference. ...