Sanjeev Sinha
India
17 years in Japan
Loving Japan and telling about it to the world :-)
Sanjeev Sinha's Advice List
Sanjeev Sinha
India
17 years in Japan
No Tipping
There is no tipping practice in Japan, which is rooted in the concept of full dedication to the work assigned. The waiter at your table is expected and inspired to anyway do his/her best. Secondly there is a strong sense of collective responsibility towards the whole establishment with very little …(60 words)
Sanjeev Sinha
Nabe parties and Barbecue parties.
Japan has a big restaurant industry with all kind of cuisines of the world, besides many good 24 hour options of packaged food from convenience stores, bento shops and super markets. More over as Japanese homes, especially in Tokyo, tend to be small, home parties are not so common and people tend t…(210 words)
Sanjeev Sinha
Hot pot dish Tokyo Restaurant Convenience store Bento (box meal)
A trip under bridges on Sumida River
Sumida river, on eastern part of main Tokyo, is full of beautiful bridges. One can take a boat ride from traditional town of Asakusa to beautiful Hamarikyu gardens which goes under a series of beautiful bridges. Come of the so called water buses also have an open deck on the top which makes the exp…(100 words)
Sanjeev Sinha
River Trip Tokyo Asakusa
Online is a good option but if you wish to have the touch and feel experience and browse physically..
Kinokuniya in Shinjuku has been popular for such but other large book stores, like Maruzen in Marunouchi, also have sections on English books of varying sizes.(26 words)
Sanjeev Sinha
Tokyo Shinjuku Marunouchi