https://starreveld.com/travel/japan/2025/Blog with journal entries about travel to Japan in 2025 2026-04-04T20:23:46-07:00 Dolf Starreveld https://starreveld.com/travel/japan/2025/ Jekyll © 2026 Dolf Starreveld /travel/japan/2025/assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /travel/japan/2025/assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2025-06-30T18:00:00-07:00 2026-03-16T20:48:20-07:00 https://starreveld.com/travel/japan/2025/posts/expedited-departure/ Dolf Starreveld

This day, or our final full day in Tokyo, was meant for some shopping, a final dining experience, and packing and preparing for our departure the next day. It was not to be. When I woke up, I had an email message from my travel agent in the US, Lets Fly Cheaper. The message said that an equipment change was planned for our flight the next day, and the replacement equipment did not have the pre...

2025-06-30T03:00:00-07:00 2026-03-17T13:35:26-07:00 https://starreveld.com/travel/japan/2025/posts/yochoko-dining/ Dolf Starreveld

After all the walking today, Mom’s knee was not feeling too good, so she opted to stay in the hotel while Max and I went to seek out street food dining in Omoide Yokocho (Yokocho of Memories) near Shinjuku station. It was close, so we walked. Yokocho are narrow Japanese alleyways, often found adjacent to main streets near train stations, packed with tiny, intimate izakaya (pubs), bars, and foo...

2025-06-30T00:00:00-07:00 2026-03-28T22:40:56-07:00 https://starreveld.com/travel/japan/2025/posts/teamlab-borderless/ Dolf Starreveld

Description of our visit to teamLab: BORDERLESS.

2025-06-29T19:00:00-07:00 2026-03-28T22:40:56-07:00 https://starreveld.com/travel/japan/2025/posts/soba-making-class/ Dolf Starreveld

This morning, we took the Toei Ōedo Line from Tochōmae Station to Tsukishima Station (12 stops) to take a soba making class. The location is not far from the Tsukiji market we visited during our first stay in Tokyo earlier in this trip.

2025-06-28T17:00:00-07:00 2026-03-28T22:40:56-07:00 https://starreveld.com/travel/japan/2025/posts/return-to-tokyo-and-food-tour/ Dolf Starreveld

Last, fancy, breakfast at Tensui Saryo, trip back to Tokyo, and Shibuya food tour.