Traveling Ken

As much as I have fallen in love with Japan, I must advise against visiting during a very specific time of the year; the Golden Week. The trains get replaced with new shiny ones, food festivals are being held, live music is found everywhere, and fun events will be held at many hostels. But, there […]

Of all the foods from Japan, perhaps none is more famous than ramen. You can find instant ramen in almost any single store on Earth. But, where can you get best ramen? Food Hunting Though it may be a rather obvious fact, Japan has the best ramen on Earth. However, there are so many ramen […]

Tokyo is the current capital of Japan, but it hasn’t always been that way. The original start of Japan was actually in the Kansai region. And within this region, the original imperial city of Japan; Kyoto. Exploring Kansai If you want to visit Japan and only plan on hitting Tokyo, you’re making a mistake; and […]

Kobe, Japan is well known for being the birthplace of what is considered the greatest beef on Earth. During my visit, I wanted to find out if there was anything else in Kobe aside from meat. Location, Location, Location Kobe, located in the Kansai region of Japan in the Hyogo prefecture along the coast, just […]

When it comes to visiting Osaka, you might be asking yourself; if Tokyo has all the amazing modern skyscrapers, neon lit streets, and newest technology, and Kyoto having breath-taking sights and the old-world Japan experience, then why should I bother visiting Osaka? This was a question I actually asked myself, I originally did not plan […]

Japan is usually viewed in two different lights; the fast paced city of Tokyo with it’s narrow alleys and thousands of bright signs, and then there’s the images of old world Kyoto where red lamps hang on the ends of small wooden buildings and stores and where traditional geishas walk down the street wearing white […]

The question has been asked, repeated, mimicked, and joked about many many times: How deep does the rabbit hole go? Well, everyone usually ends up at some point finding one for themselves, whether you choose to follow it down is your choice. The rabbit hole I discovered was in Tokyo, Japan in a special part […]

So there I was, standing on floor 450 in the tallest free standing structure in the world. I smiled as I looked out over Tokyo; the biggest city on the planet with a population of over 38,000,000 people. This was a moment I had been waiting for, for a long time. Just In Time for […]

I’m currently writing about my experiences in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. But until those are done, here’s some views of Tokyo from some nice vantage points I found! While not all of them are high up, I found them all to be pretty amazing. Gotta start out with one of the most famous and iconic […]