I first climbed Mount Fuji in the summer of 2015, a dizzying ascent up the northeastern Yoshida trail accompanied by a group of friends from university who were as keen as I to summit Japan’s tallest mountain.Full of energy, we left from the fifth ...
Moet Party Day Tokyo 2017 will be held on June 17 to allow people to enjoy Moet & Chandon Champagne throughout the day at two locations in Omotesando Hills: Commune 2nd and Wall & Wall. The Champagne celebration is held simultaneously in over 50 ...
Early summer, before the rains arrive and the squadrons of mosquitoes hatch, is a blissful time to stroll Tokyo’s formal gardens.I launch off in search of one I’ve heard of in Toshima Ward, near Mejiro Station. The Yamanote Line stop has no connecting trains ...
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo will hold “Champagne Garden 2017” from July 21 to Sept. 30 at its rooftop Serenity Garden.The garden offers an open-air space perfect for all kinds of parties and events ranging from wedding ceremonies to casual cocktails. This time around, the garden ...
Kay Abe, Grand Hyatt Tokyo’s concierge, never says “no” to any question posed to her by hotel clients. She endeavors to read the mind of each client she meets — to guess what it is that the person in front of her really needs.Abe ...
Tribeks restaurant, located on the 20th floor of the Hotel Century Southern Tower, invites guests for a Summer Group Plan being held through Aug. 31.Groups from three to 18 people can enjoy a large variety of food and drinks from the restaurant’s group offer. ...
Though half a world apart in geography, history, language and just about anything else you could name, Cuba and Japan are not entirely without similarities.Both are island countries, albeit in different stages of development, and both are in the throes of full-on tourist drives, ...
Back by popular demand, The French Kitchen at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo is hosting Soiree Blanche 2017, a series of luxurious summer events every Saturday from June 24 through Sept. 2.Soiree Blanche, which originated in the 1970s in Saint-Tropez, a small Mediterranean resort town ...
Growing up in a small beach town on the west coast of Florida, much of my free time as a youth was spent in or around the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf was almost always warm, not unlike bath water, yet it provided the ...
The “Meet Meat Promotion,” which runs through May 31 at The Tokyo Station Hotel, is part of an ongoing dinner promotion under the concept of “sharing and enjoying meat dishes.”Executive chef Masahiro Ishihara shows off his culinary talents at Bar & Cafe Camellia, with ...
The ANA InterContinental Tokyo’s second-floor Cascade Cafe is offering its first Peruvian buffet dinner through June 30.Supported by the Peruvian embassy, the buffet offers authentic and traditional Peruvian dishes chosen from a rotating menu of 20 dishes, ranging from the iconic Peruvian ceviche (marinated ...
The one time of year I’m happy to linger in Aoyama Cemetery is when the venerable rows of old cherry trees growing around the gravestones blossom. Before heading there, though, I decide to first get in the mood with a bit of personal spring ...
