Skip to content

Tokyo Direct Diary

Insider's Travel Tips, Guides, Blog and Fun Things

  • About
  • Travels in Tokyo
    • Must Sees
      • Asakusa
      • Harajuku
      • Shibuya
      • Tsukiji Market
      • Ueno
    • Popular Places
      • Akihabara
      • Ginza
      • Ikebukuro
      • Odaiba
      • Roppongi
      • Shinjuku
      • Tokyo Station
      • Tokyo Tower
      • Tokyo Disney Resort
      • Japanese Gardens
    • Adventures
      • Mitaka
      • Mt. Takao
  • Insider’s Travel Tips
    • Hotel Advice
      • Hamamatsucho
      • Oimachi
      • Shinagawa
      • Shinjuku
      • See All the Articles about Accommodation
    • Easiest Maps & Practical Navigation
      • How to Get to Tokyo Tower
      • How to Get to Tokyo Big Sight
  • Travels in Japan
    • Aomori
    • Fukuroda Falls
    • Hiraizumi
    • Hiroshima
    • Ise
    • Kamakura
    • Mito
    • Mt. Fuji
    • Narita
    • Sendai
  • Seasonal Attractions
    • Cherry Blossoms
    • Autumn Leaves
    • Christmas & Winter Lights
    • Plum Blossoms
  • Pop Culture
    • Kawaii News Back Numbers
    • Ghibli Museum
    • Pokemon Center Mega Tokyo
    • Tamagotchi Department Store Harajuku
    • Tokyo Character Street in Tokyo Station

Insider’s Travel Tips

Tokyo is said to be super complicated megalopolis that is challenging to plan a trip by many travelers.

Don’t worry. You’ve found my sites.

Read a local’s voices, and Tokyo becomes much simpler and enjoyable!

Travel tips, accommodation advice, guidance to plan a trip, simplified maps, navigation to a specific place, and any other extremely practical things are available only in Tokyo Direct Diary.

Autumn Leaves Insider's Travel Tips Shinjuku 

All About Autumn Leaves in Shinjuku Gyoen Garden

2018-12-032019-12-09 Kozue 0 Comments Autumn, Fall Foliage, Japanese Gardens, Photos, Shinjuku

Some Tokyo locals say, “Shinjuku Gyoen Garden is the best for autumn leaves, after all.” I’ve written many travel guides

Read more
Easiest Maps & Practical Navigation Tokyo Tokyo Skytree 

How to Get to Tokyo Skytree – The Easiest Guide by a Local Blogger

2018-07-252018-09-07 Kozue 0 Comments

“How to Get to Tokyo Tower” has been one of the most popular articles in Blog Tokyo Direct Diary. Then,

Read more
meiji jingu gaien autumn yellow leaves tokyo japan
Autumn Leaves Easiest Maps & Practical Navigation Seasonal Attractions Tokyo 

The Easiest Guide of Meiji Jingu Gaien Autumn Leaves Festival

2017-12-012017-11-30 Kozue 0 Comments Autumn, Fall Foliage, Photos

Fast Facts Jingu Gaien is internationally popular as an autumn color spot. Famous for yellow maidenhair trees lined straight. Located

Read more
Cherry Blossoms Insider's Travel Tips Seasonal Attractions Tokyo 

Guides, Reviews & Facts of Meguro River Cherry Blossom Festival

2017-04-082017-04-08 Kozue 0 Comments Cherry Blossoms, Spring, Tokyo Sakura Info

Actually, I was not very willing to go to this NEW cherry blossom spot in Tokyo. Although it is getting

Read more
Autumn Leaves Insider's Travel Tips Japanese Gardens Seasonal Attractions 

A List of the Best Times for Autumn Leaves in Japan

2016-10-072016-11-29 Kozue 0 Comments Autumn, Fall Foliage, Japanese Gardens

Autumn leaves (also known as autumn colors, fall foliage, etc) are undoubtedly one of the most beautiful things to see

Read more
Easiest Maps & Practical Navigation Insider's Travel Tips Odaiba Tokyo 

The Easiest Guide to Tokyo Big Sight, Japan: How to Get to, Maps & Hotels

2015-10-292017-10-27 Kozue 0 Comments Maps, Odaiba

Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Center is literally big event halls in the bay side district in Tokyo City. Many

Read more
Kabukicho area in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, at night
Hotel Advice Insider's Travel Tips Shinjuku Tokyo 

6 Things to Learn Before You Book a Hotel in Shinjuku: Pros & Cons by a Tokyo Local

2015-10-162018-11-20 Kozue 1 Comment Shinjuku, Tokyo Accommodation Guide

Although around 750 hotels out of 4000 hotels in Tokyo are located in Shinjuku, I hadn’t written any hotel guide

Read more
Hotel Advice Insider's Travel Tips Odaiba Tokyo 

3 Reasons to Stay at New Hilton Tokyo Odaiba & Enter its Fantastic Restaurants!

2015-10-082016-12-03 Kozue 0 Comments Odaiba, Personal, Restaurants & Cafes, Tokyo Accommodation Guide

Talking about Hilton Hotels in Tokyo, there had been two Hilotons; One is Hilton Tokyo Hotel in Shinjuku and the

Read more
Cherry Blossoms Insider's Travel Tips Seasonal Attractions 

Trip Planning Advice for Cherry Blossom (Sakura) Festival Visitors to Japan by a Local

2015-09-182016-11-01 Kozue 0 Comments Cherry Blossoms, Photos, Tokyo Sakura Info

Cherry blossom season is undoubtedly the most beautiful time in a year in Japan. Probably some of you are planning

Read more
Asakusa Insider's Travel Tips Odaiba Tokyo 

“Laziness Saves You” – 3 Coolest Indoor Activities & 6 Travel Tips to Spend Hot Summer in Tokyo, Japan

2015-07-292019-08-03 Kozue 4 Comments Asakusa, Observatories, Odaiba, Summer, Tokyo Accommodation Guide

Don’t underestimate summer in Tokyo and any cities in Japan. It’s boiling hot. Some of you probably say, “That’s all

Read more
  • ← Previous

HOTEL SEARCH

Booking.com

SEARCH THIS SITE




Proudly Featured on

  • Go Meet JAPAN
  • GPSmyCity – Travel Articles We Like
  • Nihongo Master – Japanese Language Resources and Culture Sites
  • Travel Bloggers Guide – Asia
  • ListsForAll – Best Gardens in the World: The Top 25 List

Popular Posts

  • A Trip to Jindaiji – Am I Really Traveling in Tokyo?
  • Must-Eat Sushi Rolls in Japanese February
  • A Guide to Hamamatsucho – All About its Attractions, Hotels and Transportation
  • Skytree and fully blooming cherry blossoms (sakura) in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. Perfect Guide of Asakusa Sumida River Cherry Blossom Festival
  • red maple leaves and yellow maidenhair leaves and a crane sculpture Guide & Photos of Autumn Leaves in Hibiya Park, Tokyo, Japan
  • All About Yabusame (Horseback Archery) Festival in Kamakura, Japan
  • Mito Plum (Japanese Apricot / Ume) Blossom Festival: a short trip from Tokyo
  • A Trip to Fukuroda Falls – Photos of Autumn Leaves & Visitor Information
  • Trip Planning Advice for Cherry Blossom (Sakura) Festival Visitors to Japan by a Local
  • Winter Peony Garden in Ueno

About Tokyo Direct Guide

Tokyo Direct Guide is the main site of this blog.

TDG is The Easiest Travel Guide of Tokyo by a local blogger.
Simplifying the world's most complicated megalopolis, it is a compact, well-organized and All-in-One guide for travelers. I started it to help you avoid confusion and enjoy more of Tokyo. It is best for solo travelers, families, backpackers, business people and anyone who travels independently.

Its blog is this Tokyo Direct Diary. Being a blog, there are a lot of seasonal topics, beautiful photos, local's reviews, travel tips & anything fun on TDD.

Terms of use
Privacy Policy
Contact

Blog Archives

Follow TDD on

Follow

Get Updates via Email!

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2021 Tokyo Direct Diary. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColorMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.