Check out the latest episode of Japan Scrapbook: Rainy Day Harajuku now on John T Nelson TV!
In this episode, John explores the trendy, fashionable Harajuku district in Tokyo Japan and encounters something unexpected…. a dreary day of rain!
Remember this adventure from my Japan Trip blog?
That was almost three months ago, when Andrew and I explored Ueno and a small specialty shop located under the railroad tracks that sells Enka recordings. We are both big fans of Enka, a musical style often described as “Japanese Blues,” so we had been looking forward to finding this Enka shop for a long time. In fact, we planned our day in Ueno around a visit to this shop.
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Check out the latest episode of Japan Scrapbook: An Evening at Yoyogi Park now on John T Nelson TV!
In this episode, John explores Yoyogi Park in the evening and finds, not cosplayers, but natural beauty… and actors…
Matsushima dude!
Whoa-a, Matsushima, dude!
Matsushima, dude!
Today, John explores Nakano Broadway, a shopping Mecca for anime fans and collectors of toys, figures, music, antiques and other goods. Dominated by a a store called “Mandarake,” Nakano Broadway is like all the stores in Akihabara crammed under one roof but smaller and without the annoying gauntlet of maids…
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It’s a rainy, dreary day in Monzen Nakacho and only a fool would go exploring on a day like today yet exploring Harajuku is exactly the fool’s errand I embark on…
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