Lucille Wong

  • Lost, hungry and cold at the Tsukiji fish market

    The Tsukiji fish market features on many “must-do” lists for Tokyo. I might be missing something here but I found the fish market, unlike the rest of Japan, to be somewhat underwhelming. NOTE: I did not go at 5am to see the tuna auction because there was no guarantee that you would get in. There…

  • How to spend your yen

    Shopping is a national sport in Japan, especially in the capital of Tokyo. If you can’t buy it in Toks, it probably doesn’t exist. So what should you buy? Here are my top five:  ¥100 novelty items. There are thousands of ¥100 shops all over Japan. They sell household goods and stationery. Each item is…