http://3dudesintokyo.com Find out how 3 guys try to unfold the beauty of tokyo... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:45:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Senso-ji is the main attraction in Asakusa and the oldest Buddhist temple in Tokyo. It's exceptionally beautiful at night.                                             http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/YsGjNvS17jg/glowing-sensoji.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/glowing-sensoji.html This is a video made by myself. Hope everyone out there will enjoy every bit of it. :) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/GDgxlOzPzrE/storytelling-time.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/storytelling-time.html Recently found this video clip on Youtube. I've heard that the Japan subway trains are always packed during morning rush hours, but this is ridiculous! I could almost see a bulge at the side of the train @_@... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/iYRdvvrr9vY/packing-sardines-trains.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/packing-sardines-trains.html After an eye-opening 'expedition' in the Tsukiji Market, we were all famished. Our stomachs immediately took over and led us to the nearby rows of eateries. These were what we saw...         While the rest of the people were waiting outside the renown popular restaurants, we settled for this humble one as time and tide waits ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/s6Prr9Xx35g/oishii-japanese-big-breakfast.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/oishii-japanese-big-breakfast.html If you think the Tsukiji market is all about fishes, you're absolutely WRONG.  There are many other shops selling stuffs like knives,  boots,  souvenirs and T-shirts, have a look for yourself! I should hit myself for not getting those t-shirts, @#*$%^&@#*% http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/ShMd8MFOYwo/tsukiji-market-shops-selling-fish.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/tsukiji-market-shops-selling-fish.html From the title of the blog post, it's not hard to guess that I'm going to blog about Tsukiji Fish Market! The Tsukiji Fish Market trip was supposed to be on our second day of Tokyo tour, but we found out that it was closed on that day from a ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/QPIkyUFpAUE/fishy-fishy-fishieee.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/fishy-fishy-fishieee.html This is a really funny video. Hope you'd a great laugh after watching it! :-D http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/6lkm4b_HeNw/surrounded-100-people.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/surrounded-100-people.html Lake Chuzenji is a beautiful lake created 20,000 years by the lava flow from the extinct volcano Mount Nantai. It's water is drained through the nearby Kegon Falls.  With Mount Hangetsu as the backdrop, Lake Chuzenji forms a stunning scenery and is an attraction not to be missed. After viewing the gorgeous Kegon ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/9aY_q-cwhEs/nikko-trip-part-4-legendary-lake-chuzenji-pseudo-mount-fuji.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/nikko-trip-part-4-legendary-lake-chuzenji-pseudo-mount-fuji.html At 97 m high, Kegon Falls one of Japan's three highest waterfalls and is located in the Nikko National Park. As such, the 3 dudes decided to witness this majestic monument. After visiting the grand Toshogu Shrine, we decided to make our way to the Nikko National Park. We initially wanted to take a ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/3vZbqNBBPjQ/nikko-trip-final-part-kegon-falls-japans-famous-waterfall.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/nikko-trip-final-part-kegon-falls-japans-famous-waterfall.html Hi all, I've bought these 2 super cool books from Tokyu Hands in Shibuya. It shows you how to make domino effects using common household products :-D Watch the videos below and tell me what you think? Cool ehh... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/d63Xx_8niHg/bought-tokyo.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/bought-tokyo.html After 2 hrs of train ride from Tokyo, we finally reached Nikko! But the temperature was much lower than in Tokyo (at least 10 degrees celcius lower!). We were certainly caught unexpected and had to bare with the gruesome chilliness. But our spirits remained high! Although you can't see from our ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/np4doqWgNT0/nikko-trip-part-2-magnificant-toshogu-shrine.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/nikko-trip-part-2-magnificant-toshogu-shrine.html Nikko vs Hakone, a tough choice right? Nikko is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites where the mignificent Nikko Tosho-gu, Futarasan Shrine and Rinno-ji stand and Hakone is a great place to visit the beautiful ice-capped Mount Fuji and Lake Ashi. And the winner is... Nikko! Well, the cute dude ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/TKceOHKk0Qc/nikko-trip-part-1-nikko.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/nikko-trip-part-1-nikko.html Before I went to Tokyo, I went to my local JNTO (Japan National Tourist Organization) branch to gather all the brochures I need for my Tokyo trip. There's sure lots of them there, and it was a real hassle to carry them all back. However, you don't have to do that anymore. I've found ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/NYGUDo0Wl2I/resources-tokyo-trip.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/resources-tokyo-trip.html Stuck with planning your itinerary for Tokyo? You are in luck! I'm going to reveal to you our highly treasured "3 Dudes' Secret Tokyo Itinerary". You'll be able to find out the exact places that we've been to and the rough time estimate we've allocated for each location. Sooo..., if you ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/VADwsFZH86c/tokyo-itinerary.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/tokyo-itinerary.html It's a crime not to buy Hello Kitty in Japan... =p                     What's Garfield doing here?     http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/4H_1LA9VUSY/kitty-attack-meow.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/kitty-attack-meow.html Odaiba is a popular shopping and sight-seeing tourist attraction. It houses the famous Rainbow Bridge, Mini Statue of Liberty, Aqua City, the Dai-Roku Daiba and the Palette Town Ferris Wheel. The Rainbow Bridge is known for it's colorful appearance at night from the illumination of red, white and green lamps. Below are the different faces ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/sDWyFH0xj7I/odaiba-home-rainbow-bridge.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/odaiba-home-rainbow-bridge.html During the first day of our Tokyo trip, we checked in our hostel quite late in the evening. So we figured that we would go to some place which does not take a long time to walk around in. Shinjuku was the first place which came to our mind, since ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/aU4H7t_jiVc/shinjuku-city-neon-lights.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/shinjuku-city-neon-lights.html This was a candid shot taken without cute dude's consent. What's he doing?? Proposing to a lady? Naah, he's just taking photos for 2 ladies. Hahaha... :-P http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/sH479v3IXWA/cute-dude-proposing-lady-ueno-park.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/cute-dude-proposing-lady-ueno-park.html On our 4th day in Tokyo, we went to Ueno Park in the morning. From our hostel, we took the subway train from the Asakusa Stn to the Ueno Stn via the Ginza Line. The park is a very short distance from the Ueno Stn, so it just takes only ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/npAQXi-q1Iw/ueno-park-sakura-cherry-blossom-adventure.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/ueno-park-sakura-cherry-blossom-adventure.html No, we did not stay in some luxurious 5-star hotels during our trip in tokyo. To save up on accomodation (so that we could spend more on other goodies...), we chose to stay in a hostel. So the first thing I thought of was hostelworld.com. I used it everytime I'm ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/3DudesInTokyo/~3/zW_6u0pVZjY/stayed-5-days-tokyo.html http://3dudesintokyo.com/stayed-5-days-tokyo.html