A modern, hip area with fantastic shopping and restaurants, well-connected to the rest of the city by several metro lines. Main sights: Meiji Shrine, Shibuya Sky (open-air observation deck), Shibuya Crossing, Parco Mall, and Hachiko Statue. Ginza & Tokyo Station Upscale, modern, central area...
Akin to the scramble crossing in Tokyo’s Shibuya, Yonge-Dundas features the most significant crossing in Canada; 100,000 people cross per day. Touted as Toronto’s Times Square, Yonge-Dundas is an exciting place to base yourself in the middle of downtown Toronto. Here there is an ...
When a raw egg is dropped into a bowl of kake udon, the name changes to tsukimi udon. The name, tsukimi (moon gazing) comes from how the egg whites look like the clouds in the sky, while the yolk looks like a full moon. In certain regions, the soup is covered in nori seaweed to...
Shinkansen– The JR Pass prices have gone up and for many of you, it’ll make more sense to book tickets individually. The secret is that when you buy yourShinkansen tickets through Klookoffers special vouchers for Don Quijote and BIC when booking. Their tickets are super easy to redeem as...
“world’s busiest pedestrian crossing” just outside the station, made famous in the filmLost in Translation. The nearby Hachikō Memorial Statue recalls the faithful dog that continued to wait at Shibuya Station for 9 years after his master’s death in 1925, while theShibuya Skyobservation ...