one of the perks since moving to hong kong is the amount of travellingi can do on weekends. exploring a new city in under two days may sound unrealistic, but if you're a hyper planner like me,
Tsukiji Fish Market, all you need is a spreadsheet and a fierce desire totick off all the boxes. this is exactly what i didin my 24 hours in tokyo. i started the morningat tsukiji fish market.
you would have heard bynow from friends of friends who queued up at 3:00 am to see the much hyped tuna auctions. this is the place. even though the tuna was long gone it was still a sensory overload seeing and smelling all thefresh catches of the day. as well as trying outthe famous street tamago. my next stop was asakusa
where the main attraction isthe buddhist temple, senså-ji, and the surroundingnakamise shopping street that sells heaps of snacks. one of my favourites was the fried manju, which is a deep fried tempura dumpling filled with sweet custard. a funny thing i noticed amongst the locals before they entered the temple was that they'll wave their hands around
in the incense smoke towards their faces. turns out, this is customary to ward off illnesses beforeentering to say their prayers. as i was hunting down a place for lunch, i came across namiki yabusoba, which is an inconspicuous wooden hut, but the long queue out front gave it away. sitting on a traditional tatami mat, i got to enjoy thehandmade buckwheat noodles
with the famous dipping sauce. after finally hopping onto the correct yamanote line on the subway i found myself in colourful harajuku. i visited takeshita street, which is where all thetrendy teenagers go. it's also where you'll find meiji shrine. one of tokyo's most famous shrines where you can write your wishon a wooden plaque called ema.
i then made a quick detour to the upscale neighborhooddaikanyama to visit ivy place, which i've heard rave reviews about especially with their short stack. by this stage i hadclocked 12 hours already, but i decided to finishthe night in shibuya, which is a vortex of neonlights, street performers, and that street intersectionfamously known as the scramble. needless to say, seeing tokyoin one day isn't for everyone,
but if you want to cover a lot of ground to tick off some key sights, and you know you'll go back again. then go ahead, just wearcomfy shoes, be curious and bring a big appetite.
one of the perks since moving to hong kong is the amount of travellingi can do on weekends. exploring a new city in under two days may sound unrealistic, but if you're a hyper planner like me,
Tsukiji Fish Market, all you need is a spreadsheet and a fierce desire totick off all the boxes. this is exactly what i didin my 24 hours in tokyo. i started the morningat tsukiji fish market.
you would have heard bynow from friends of friends who queued up at 3:00 am to see the much hyped tuna auctions. this is the place. even though the tuna was long gone it was still a sensory overload seeing and smelling all thefresh catches of the day. as well as trying outthe famous street tamago. my next stop was asakusa
where the main attraction isthe buddhist temple, senså-ji, and the surroundingnakamise shopping street that sells heaps of snacks. one of my favourites was the fried manju, which is a deep fried tempura dumpling filled with sweet custard. a funny thing i noticed amongst the locals before they entered the temple was that they'll wave their hands around
in the incense smoke towards their faces. turns out, this is customary to ward off illnesses beforeentering to say their prayers. as i was hunting down a place for lunch, i came across namiki yabusoba, which is an inconspicuous wooden hut, but the long queue out front gave it away. sitting on a traditional tatami mat, i got to enjoy thehandmade buckwheat noodles
with the famous dipping sauce. after finally hopping onto the correct yamanote line on the subway i found myself in colourful harajuku. i visited takeshita street, which is where all thetrendy teenagers go. it's also where you'll find meiji shrine. one of tokyo's most famous shrines where you can write your wishon a wooden plaque called ema.
i then made a quick detour to the upscale neighborhooddaikanyama to visit ivy place, which i've heard rave reviews about especially with their short stack. by this stage i hadclocked 12 hours already, but i decided to finishthe night in shibuya, which is a vortex of neonlights, street performers, and that street intersectionfamously known as the scramble. needless to say, seeing tokyoin one day isn't for everyone,
but if you want to cover a lot of ground to tick off some key sights, and you know you'll go back again. then go ahead, just wearcomfy shoes, be curious and bring a big appetite.