Denki Bran

Tour of Asakusa

By CJ • August 29, 2010

Tokyo can be crudely described as a metropolis of soaring and undulating concrete collectively illuminated by a glow of garish neon. Yet bordering the Sumida River in the east is the Asakusa district, which adheres to many of those characteristics but also retains certain cultural elements of life back in the Edo Period (1615 – 1868).

Denki Bran at Kamiya Bar in Asakusa

By CJ • February 28, 2010

Shopkeeper at Kamiya Bar in Tokyo’s Asakusa district displays bottles of Denki Bran, the bar’s signature brandy-like drink.

Tokyo in 24 hours

By CJ • April 9, 2009

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo is a sprawling and mercurial metropolis that often confounds the traveler. What follows is a guide for Japan’s capital for …