The rain season finally seems to be over and the summer is here in Tokyo! And what do you do when the outside has more than 30°C and 90% humidity? You grab some of your colleagues and visit the arcade! The district of Akihabara will […]
Monthly archives of “July 2019”
Tiny urban gardens of Setagaya
Quite obviously, space is an extremely scarce resource in Tokyo. Everything is a bit smaller than what you’re used to as foreigner – cars, houses, apartments, you name it. But since looking at concrete and steel all day can really get you down, people in […]
Venturing off the city limits
Today marks the third week living in Japan and I had not set foot outside of the city until now. Hence, even though the weather report was all but promising, the first destination of choice was Miura Peninsula, about 90 minutes away from Tokyo. Right […]
Sushi breakfast at Tokyo’s biggest fish market
Over the weekend a couple of SA3 friends were staying in Tokyo for a 5G security workshop. Naturally, we went to see as many iconic spots in Tokyo as possible – the Tsukiji Fish Market being one of them. Even though, technically, most of the […]