Today marks the beginning of a new feature here on Rekuru - The Weekly Bento. Much like a bento box is packed full of bite-sized portions of varying foods, this new feature takes this past week’s happenings here on Rekuru and provides them to you in easily accessible, catagorized portions. Think of it as a week in review only with a Rekuru twist. Here’s what happened last week: More »

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Where: Tokyo, Harajuku Station on the JR Yamanote Line What to do: Eat crepes, people-watch What not to do: Take pictures, buy things

Harajuku is among Tokyo’s most famous districts, with a reputation as its fashion capital–at least, for those of us who aren’t super-rich, but still spend way more money on clothes than we should. Personally, I couldn’t know less about fashion, but I still find Harajuku among the most charming and atmospheric districts in a city that can be stifling at times. More »

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As Beauty Week continues, it seemed natural that I write something about one of Tokyo’s most famous districts, and a place that I’m rather fond of myself: Harajuku. But when it comes to the subject of cool places in Japan, I thought I might make a regular thing of it; if you’re planning a trip, another source of info always helps. I might recommend an out-of-the-way place like Kagoshima, or suggest avoiding Osaka because I already took the above picture for you. So before we get to Harajuku, why not discuss some popular ways to get to Japan itself? More »

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