Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Food and dining in Tokyo

In Tokyo, you cab high quality and different kinds of food. Tokyo boasts of thousands of restaurants serving more or less every cuisine in the world.

You can also try some special local food like Nigirizushi, which is fish pressed onto rice and is popularly known around the world as "sushi."

Another delicacy of Tokyo is monjayaki, a gooey, cabbage-filled type of okonomiyaki and uses a very thin batter for sticking and caramelizing. It has its origination from the Tsukishima area of Chuo and in present day, there are many restaurants near Asakusa offering monjayaki.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Tokyo attractions

Tokyo is Japan's capital and the country's largest city. Some of the most visited attractions of Tokyo are:
  • Shibuya
  • Shinjuku
  • Asakusa
  • Harajuku
  • Sensoji Temple
  • Ueno Park
  • Yasukuni Shrine
  • Yoyogi Park