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Upcoming Events in Tokyo
Rainy season is finally upon us, but don’t let that get you down! There are plenty of events happening all over Tokyo. Here are the ones that we’re planning for the next few weeks. These are guaranteed fun for cheap, and many offer a unique chance to experience Japan, so don’t miss out! 1. Shodo [...]
Convenient Housing for foreign Muslims and Muslimas in Tokyo
The Muslim House at Yoyogi-Uehara in Tokyo is the first ever housing project targeted exclusively towards the Muslim community in Japan. It’s sole purpose is to be a safe, clean and affordable home for Muslims inbound from all over the world. Here Muslims can practice a Halal lifestyle, and also build and support a faith-based [...]
DESIGN FESTA vol.37!!
Sellout crowd!! DESIGN FESTA vol.37!! You can find original designs goods, art, culture, and people! Next DESIGN FESTA will coming on November, don’t miss it! Tweet
Toyota Exhibition Hall at Ikebukuro (Amlux Tokyo)
Hi everyone ! Did you know that Toyota, one of the world’s leading car manufacturers has an exhibition hall in Tokyo? Its called Amlux Tokyo and it is located only 10 minutes away on foot from Ikebukuro Station. The 5-storey facility showcases several of Toyota’s latest vehicle models, its emerging technologies, its experimental vehicle prototypes, [...]
The newsletter of Sakura House
Sakura House and our partners will bring Sakura Sakura Hotel Newsletter. We provide the latest news about Tokyo that will help you during your stay in the city, such as markets, festivals and information on the latest news and room availability and Sakura Sakura House Hotel. Often we have new openings and specials so that [...]
Culture Note: Bonenkai
The closest translation to English for “Bonenkai” is probably just “year end party”, but in Japan it’s much more than that. The characters that make up the word are 忘年会. This literally means “forget year meet”. So you’re meeting to forget the year. What a strange notion, right? Wrong. Think of it as a chance [...]
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
Hey everyone, We recently had our Halloween party at Sakura Cafe Ikebukuro. We had guests from all over the world! I saw many residents of Sakura House share houses, guests houses, dormitories, and apartments, including Higashi Nagasaki Terrace, Kanamecho, and Nishinippori. The jello shots were delicious, the music was good, and the costumes were awesome! [...]
Halloween! Sakura House & Sakura Cafe! Japan!
Hello Sakura World, Maybe you’ve celebrated Halloween since you were a child, but do you know the history of Halloween? Halloween is a shortening of “all-hallows eve”, the day before a traditional Christian feast, All Hallows. The roots of Halloween are pagan. Most people now think that the dressing up was originally meant to be [...]
Autumn Futsal Game!!
It was quite late in the fall, and the weather had grown very cold… When that happens, let’s do the sports together!! The most recent game was the 10th October in Ochiai-Minaminagasaki. It was little bit rainy day… but 15 people gathered up!! and assembling 3 teams together, we played in 1 hour. Final game [...]
Groceries in Japan – A Short Guide
Hello Everyone, Today’s blog is a guide for Japan newbies and veterans alike. How many of you cook regularly? Cooking is a great way to save money in Tokyo, one of the world’s most expensive cities. However, finding ingredients here can be challenging and frustrating. Never fear, Sakura people, for I am here to show [...]
