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In Progress : Vancouver to Narita at just $270 CAD! ZIPAIR’s Vancouver route begins service on March 13, 2024
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We’re delivering dreams and excitement to the world—not just selling hot dogs
日本語 Interview by Isao Tokuhashi and Jennifer A. Hoff Edited by Jennifer A. Hoff info@myeyestokyo.com Noriki Tamura Entrepreneur When we at My Eyes Tokyo (MET) planned to travel to Canada this year (2023), Jennifer, MET’s English editor-in-chief who is a native Vancouverite, told us about a hot dog chain that she had been familiar with for many years — “JAPADOG“, a Japanese-style hotdog restaurant that operates both in Vancouver and in the United States. It has been featured in numerous media outlets for its uniqueness and has become so integrated into the everyday lives of the locals that all
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Kobe welcomes global entrepreneurs and catapults Japanese entrepreneurs out into the world
Reported by Isao Tokuhashi and Jennifer A. Hoff (My Eyes Tokyo) Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com In the past, Japan could have been considered an “underdeveloped country” in terms of entrepreneurship, with only a small population of entrepreneurs and an environment that was not built to foster it. Since then however, both the national and local governments as well as the private sector have been working together to create a more fertile landscape for startups, which has been increasing entrepreneurial awareness. As a result now, even foreign investors have started to take an interest in Japan-born startup companies, and it is
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Kobe nurtures entrepreneurs who take on the challenge of solving social issues
Reported by Isao Tokuhashi Edited by Jennifer A. Hoff Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com Many cities in Japan are becoming centers for startups. In addition to Tokyo, which is one of the most global cities in the world, other places such as Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Sendai are actively supporting startups. There is one more place that should not be forgotten when talking about the startup scene in Japan – Kobe, one of the metropolises in the Kansai region where city and nature exist in beautiful harmony. People of Kobe, the third largest port city in Japan, are open-minded and have been
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Sushi class for diehard sushi lovers!
Reported by Isao Tokuhashi Edited by Daniel Penso Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com Sushi – a representative of Japanese cuisine. You can have or get sushi everywhere in the world. It’s quite common to see people who have never been to Japan getting sushi boxes at supermarkets and having them at staff lounges in their offices. It’s great to have an authentic one, but making sushi by yourself in Japan also would be a wonderful experience. If you are interested in sushi making, you should try “Japan Cross Bridge”, a sushi class which is organized by experienced Japanese twin sisters. As
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Tokyo Getaways #4 SAMURAI & NINJA Safari TOKYO Entertainment Bus
Reported by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com *Edited by Daniel Penso 校正協力：ダニエル・ペンソ The fourth Tokyo Getaways tour we would like to share is the SAMURAI & NINJA Safari TOKYO Entertainment Bus. It is a tour that is held in the morning and in the afternoon every weekend. As if watching the wild animals from a bus going around a safari park, you can enjoy watching the fight between a samurai and a ninja in the streets from a bus going around Asakusa. And sometimes they enter the bus to surprise you! It is an event that My Eyes Tokyo recommends you because
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Tokyo Getaways #3 Kawagoe ‘Ancient Edo’ Walking Tour
Photos & Report by Isao Tokuhashi & Alisa Sanada Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com The third Tokyo Getaways tour we would like to share is the Walking Saitama with Street Food: Kawagoe ‘Ancient Edo’ Walking Tour. Kawagoe is approximately 30 kilometers from Central Tokyo and known as “Little Edo” after the old name for Tokyo. There was much to enjoy, including the many historical sights and local foods. *Organized by JTB Sunrise Tours ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Tokyo Tourist Information Center Shinjuku 9:30am – The tour begins here at the Tokyo Tourist Information Center Shinjuku in front of Shinjuku Station. Participants from
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Tokyo Getaways #2 Mt. Fuji Golden Tour
Photos & Report by Isao Tokuhashi & Alisa Sanada Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com The second Tokyo Getaways tour we would like to share is the Mt. Fuji Golden Tour. It features Mt. Fuji and its surroundings. The internationally beloved mountain was registered in 2013 on the World Heritage List as “Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration.” On the tour we visited Mt. Fuji’s 5th Station, Oshino Hakkai, Shiraito Falls and Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine. *Organized by JTB Sunrise Tours ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Sunrise Tours Check-in Counter in Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel Main Tower 7:40am – The tour
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Tokyo Getaways #1 Tsukiji Outer Fish Market and Sushi Workshop
Reported by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com *Edited by Daniel Penso 校正協力：ダニエル・ペンソ MET’s new series of special features called “Tokyo Getaways” has started! We will bring wonderful ideas to those who are planning a trip to Japan. The first tour that we introduce you to is “Tsukiji Outer Fish Market and Sushi Workshop”. You can experience the vital spark of the shopping streets in the market and learn how to make sushi from a professional sushi chef. Let’s take a closer look at how the tour actually went. *Organized by JTB Sunrise Tours ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Sunrise Tours Desk
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Ceremony of the 10th Japan International MANGA Award
Reported by Isao Tokuhashi Photos by Yutaka Toyama Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com The season of “Nobel Prize of manga” also came this year. The Japan International MANGA Award was set up in 2007, a desire of Mr. Taro Aso, the Foreign Minister then. Mr. Aso thought, “We want to give a ‘Nobel Prize for Manga’ as people from its birthplace to the young standard-bearers of Manga abroad”. In 2017, they marked the 10th anniversary of the award. 296 works were submitted from 55 countries/regions – the largest number ever. Moreover, works were exhibited from Estonia, Kuwait, Democratic Republic of Congo,