Okura Tokyo

... the top floors of an office building so we took the express straight to the 16th floor lobby. With sweeping views of Southern Tokyo, the stylish lobby immediately impressed. And while the room was Tokyo-tiny, its mix of design and comfort was the perfect ...

... Sea. According to the marketing slant, it's geared more towards adults and couples than its swarmed, neighboring counterpart, Tokyo Disneyland. Accused a couple times before of dominating the trip-planning more than necessary, I relented. Seeing how we ...

1st day : Tokyo 2nd day : Disneyland 3rd day : Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park 4th day : Hakone's hot springs 5th day : ...

... met a young guy  named Phillip from Calgary who is here teaching tennis who suggested we check out the observatory in the Tokyo Municipal Gov't building. 45 stories up, it offered a spectacular view of the city.  It was a beautiful day and not ...

... proclaimed that our sins had gone up in smoke and that we could start our lives afresh. The ceremony ended with Mr. Okura’s second otsuzumi performance. The drumming and his calls invited the ghosts to move closer still, from the other rooms they ...

... there were. The next couple of days we are doing more work on the mind map. We are going to visit Odaiba again, along with the Tokyo Museum, a garden, a baseball game, and a day trip to Mt. Fuji so no doubt you will hear from me again soon, so until then! ...

33,000 feet up in the air. Just finished my dinner, a wonderful selection made by the chefs of the Okura hotel in Amsterdam. Not sure if it represents true Japanese food, but with 2 Michelin stars they can't be too shabby. I for one found it delicious and ...