gokodama – Japan travel blog

previously known as “Japan op reis”, this blog is now written in English

Tips

• Sign up for a free course in moderne Japanese architecture
• Renting a pocket wifi in Japan
• Tsukiji Fish market, worth a visit or not
• Walking in Japan – download walking guides for Tokyo, Kyoto and more
• Kanji read a bit of Japanese

Recent tweets

• Glad I went to see Anata no Warehouse in Kawasaki last Spring, it’s closing this November. https://t.co/zdwOIYHeLe
• Legendary Japanese Arcade Anata no Warehouse Is Closing https://t.co/zJsorWL6eu via @kotaku
• “Cheers for Tokyo!" is a campaign that aims to spread the charms of Tokyo. https://t.co/yCKASmJPFM

Activities

• Night Factory Cruise: a trip through the harbours of Yokohama
• Samurai films are wrong, a lesson in Aikido
• Tasting sake in the sake and rice museum in Niigata
• Catch your own squid at the market in Hakodate
• Walking in Japan – download walking guides for Tokyo, Kyoto and more