Shinjuku 7-11 Enigma

So, I'm heading to @Tokyo next month and I'm staying near the Shinjuku Grand Plaza Seven Eleven. Heard it's HUGE. Like, ridiculously huge. Seriously, people say it's more of a small department store t...

Shinjuku Snack Run?

So, I'm heading to @Tokyo next month and plan on hitting up the Seven Eleven Shinjuku Okubo Ekimae a lot, it's legendary, right? I've heard it's *the* place for late-night snacks after a crazy night o...

Lost in Translation?

So I'm standing in this post office, trying to send a postcard to my grandma in @Canada. The forms are all in Japanese, and even the staff looked at me like I'd sprouted a second head when I tried to...

Tokyo Government Building Views?

So I finally climbed the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the views were INSANE, seriously breathtaking. Spent ages up there, snapping photos of the city spread out below. Thing is, though... I...

Lost My Lunchbox?

I was walking past this place the other day, heading to the ramen shop down the street, and I swear I saw a tiny, perfectly formed Godzilla made entirely of what looked like leftover school lunches pe...