Travel research

How can I use design to inform places to go in Tokyo.
How can I use design to guide someone through Tokyo.

Travel survival tips:
http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.massey.ac.nz/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=8c8899df-079f-42b8-ae4a-962498adacde%40sessionmgr4002&vid=8&hid=4105

-Avoid connection flights
-Take early flights as they have less chances of being canceled
-Avoid last week of the month flights as they have more chances of being cancelled
-Check records of flights and airports before you book
-Avoid airlines with labor problems.
-get a paper ticket not eticket so you can transfer flights if your flight is cancelled
-look for discounted/last minute fares because some websites have them
-fly discounted airlines

-Think cheap
-Keep your balance: find the balance between a cheap and convenient flight, sometimes cheaper is prone to cancellations.
-Join an airport club- to scale down fees
-Watch your bags-carry your carry on bags and make sure not to leave them behind

Japan history
Queen Himiko:
A shamaness queen-ruler of the kingdom
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/queen-himiko/

Topic: Travel guide (to Tokyo?)

S.M.Japan: Its History and Culture: Its History and Culture. McGraw Hill Professional, 2004
Japan facts:
According to legends Japan descended from the sun goddess (Amaterasu).
-Creativity in Japan: Japan has strengths and weaknesses like other countries. However, they do display creativity in fields such as cultural products, food, art and music. They also excel in entrepreneurship and software development.
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-creativity/

-Books behind studio Ghibli films
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/studio-ghibli-books/

-Differences between anime and cartoons
"Unlike the full-animation of Disney, limited-animation relies on the minimization of movement, the extensive use of still images and unique rhythms of movement and immobility… We must think of limited-animation not in terms of immobility but rather in terms of the very mobility of the still image… a different kind of movement or dynamism."

https://www.tofugu.com/japan/anime-vs-cartoons/

Graphic design books:
tokyo cyberpunk
Graphiscape - Tokyo / Ivan Vartanian, Lesley A. Martin

Places:

Yanaka, Tokyo:
https://www.tofugu.com/travel/yanaka-tokyo/

Sumo wrestling:
https://www.tofugu.com/travel/ryogoku-kokugikan-sumo/

Seria 100 yen shops:
https://www.tofugu.com/travel/seria-100-yen-shop/

Owl Cafe
http://www.timetravelturtle.com/2015/02/tokyo-owl-cafe-akiba-fukurou/

Ghoat Cafe
https://www.tofugu.com/travel/goat-cafe-sakuraoka/

Tokyo's pop up toy and candy shops:
https://www.tofugu.com/travel/kashiya-yokochou-edoya/

Daienji temple:
In Meguro, Tokyo, there is a Tendai sect temple called Daienji. In this temple, the God of wealth, Daikokuten (aka Mahakala), is enshrined.
https://www.tofugu.com/travel/daienji-temple/

Fukagawa edo museum:
https://www.tofugu.com/travel/fukugawa-edo-museum/

Train cafe:
https://www.tofugu.com/travel/plataku/

Studio Ghibli Museum
http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/

Shinjuku Gyoen-garden
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3034_001.html

Akihabara-Shopping-Electronics
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3003.html

Tokyo Skytree
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3064.html

Disneysea
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3016_sea.html

Nakamise
http://www.tommyooi.com/tokyo-attractions/


Mt Fuji
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6901.html


Food:
First experiences would be sushi, ramen or udon.
-History of ramen:
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/history-of-ramen/

Tonkotsu Ramen at Ichiran 1 Chome-22-7 Jinnan, Shibuya
http://www.theinfatuation.com/features/13-bites-you-need-to-eat-in-tokyo

-Customise own ramen (vending machine)

Ramen places:
-https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/Restaurant_Review-g1066460-d7712869-Reviews-Tokyo_Underground_Ramen_Ganja_Ikebukuro_Hope_Center-Toshima_Tokyo_Tokyo_Prefectu.html
-http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2015/06/19/food/one-tokyos-best-ramen-shops-hidden-ginza-station/#.VvjdEfl9670
-http://tokiunderground.com/#/

Okonomiyaki (soul food):  Japan's "Crepe" and "omelette" Source: https://www.tofugu.com/japan/okonomiyaki/
History:
-Origin: Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1603). a man named sen no rikyu created something called funoyaki. A dish made of wheat dough rolled thin, toasted, and topped with poppy seeds, japanese miso paste and sugar. Like a japanese crepe.
-During WWII, food was starce and extra flour to substitute for the lack of rice. This gave flour dishes extra popularity. Eggs were expensive durring the WWII so they only became part of the dish after the war.
-The first Okonomiyaki restruarant was in Tokyo. "According to a book called "Takoyaki" written by Mana Kumagai, the first okonomiyaki restaurant was located in small alley in Ginza, Tokyo in the early Showa period."
- In 1946, an okonomiyaki restaurant called Botejyu was established in Nishinari, Osaka.
-Botejyu's founder invented their iconic spicy mayo which pairs well with alcohol

-Flour based and cooked on a griddle (pan). Isn't sweet and fluffy as a pancake.
-Various pizza ingredients
-okonomiyaki means whatever you want grilled. First part means choice (okonomi) and the second part (yaki) means cooking,frying or heating. like other populare dishes such as teriyaki, yakisoba and yakiniku.
-There are two main styles:
Osaka (or Kansai) style and Hiroshima style
Osaka style

Hiroshima style

https://www.tofugu.com/japan/okonomiyaki/

Where to eat:
Two types of places:

1. the kind that let you cook at your table
2. the kind that cook it for you Having chef-prepared okonomiyaki usually means the dish is cooked to perfection. Even diners who have made okonomiyaki before won't have the spatula skills of a pro chef.

Tokyo:
-Asakusa Sometaro
There's an English menu for easy ordering.

• Address: 2-2-2 Nishiasakusa Taito, Tokyo 111-0035
• Telephone: 03-3844-9502

-Okonomiyaki kiji shinagawa
www.o-kizi.jp
-Ushio
www.ushio.in
-Chibo
 www.chibo.com
-Sakuratei
www.sakuratei.co.jp


Katsubushi- Dried Fermented fish:
-Katsuobushi is made from a fish called skipjack tuna or bonito in English
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/katsuobushi/

Japanese pickles (Tsukemono):
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/tsukemono/

• Umeboshi is the Japanese plum, salt-pickled then dried in the sun. They come in a variety of sizes and different textures. They're colored with red shiso (an herb) and are intensely sour. You'll see them in bento and inside onigiri rice balls (careful, because they still have the pit). They're said to have been made for over a thousand years, and to have an antibacterial effect that keeps the other foods in your bento fresh.
• Gari is the pickled ginger you get with sushi. It's a simple vinegar pickle. And in case you didn't know, you're supposed to eat it between pieces of sushi to cleanse your palate so you can appreciate the different flavors of each kind of fish. Young ginger naturally turns pink when pickled. But the bright pink kind you'll often see is made with artificial dye.
• Takuan is rice-bran pickled daikon radish. It's usually served in half-moon slices, and makes a good vegetarian sushi roll filling. Manufactured takuan is also often dyed nowadays, to a bright yellow color. Traditionally it's dried in the sun before being pickled, which can make a pretty awesome photo.
• Beni shōga is ginger in little red strips. You probably seen these on top of yakisoba or takoyaki. It's pickled in the vinegar used to make umeboshi pickled plums. So its bright red color ought to come from the red shiso leaves. Sadly, today it is also usually artificially dyed.

Ekiben- Japanese food on japanese trains:
-When you travel by train in Japan, it’s a different story. Ekiben 駅弁, the bento sold on trains and in train stations, were once a simple necessity for hungry travelers
-Ekiben in more conventional boxes are covered in wrappers that feature a fantastic variety of Japanese art and graphic design

food museum:
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-food-museums-and-theme-parks/
-Momofuku ando instant ramen museum
-Shin-Yokohama ramen museum
-Ikebukuro Gyoza stadium: Tokyo (Sunshine city)

-Ice cream city & Tokyo Dessert Republic

-Ochanosato (tea village)

-Tea Ceremony at Hamarikyu Gardens (1-1 Hamarikyuteien, Chuo) (tokyo)

http://www.theinfatuation.com/features/13-bites-you-need-to-eat-in-tokyo

-Go for a stroll in the gardens or sit and drink some tea. In Tokyo you have green tea with nearly every meal.

-Taiyaki at Taiyaki Hiiragi (tokyo)

http://www.tokyoeats.jp/taiyaki-hiiragi/

-Taiyaki is an authentic and very distinct Japanese fish-shaped dessert. The most common filling is red bean paste that is made from sweetened azuki beans.

-Cocktails at Gen Yamamoto

-Breakfast at Sushi Zanmai (Tsukiji Market, 4-4-3 Tsukiji, Chuo)

-Yakiniku at Banya (2-2-15 Konan, Minato)

-Sushi museum in Shizuoka:
-Meatrea (the meat theme park)-Tokyo, Japan

-Spirited away and food:

https://www.tofugu.com/japan/spirited-away-food/

Food and taste:
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/umami/

Japanese Mayonnaise:
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-mayonnaise/
-Almost anything with “yaki” in the name can benefit from mayonnaise, including okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and other fried goodies.

Tankuma (raw egg on rice restuarant

-https://www.tofugu.com/travel/tankuma-egg-rice-restaurant-japan/

http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~tankuma/

Japanese food movies:

https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-food-movies/

Food and dramas:
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-food-dramas/

-Tokyo prefecture's famous food:
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/japanese-food-by-prefecture/

1. Monja Yaki– Similar to Okonomiyaki, Monja yaki is a pan-fried batter with various ingredients in it. The difference is mojayaki has more liquid and therefore more runny. It’s then eaten directly off the grill with a spatula.

2. Fukagawa Don (Fukagawa Rice Bowl) – Short-neck clams and hard clams are deep fried and mixed with onions and miso are put on rice. Back in the day these kinds of clams were very plentiful and this dish was popular in Fukagawa. Now it’s just famous.

3. Kusaya – This is a drinking snack consisting of salted and dried fish. It’s super smelly but has a pretty mild taste, all things considered.

-Tokushima ramen festival-

https://www.tofugu.com/travel/tokushima-ramen-festival/

-Onigiri-Rice ball
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/onigiri-japanese-rice-ball/

-Location --> Any Convenience stores

Momofuku ando instant ramen museum (osaka):
https://www.tofugu.com/travel/momofuku-ando-instant-ramen-museum/

Fujiko F. Fujio Doraemon museum

-TAMA-KU, NAGAO, 2 CHOME−8−1, KAWASAKI, KANAGAWA PREFECTURE 214-0023, JAPAN
-For lovers of Doraemon

https://www.tofugu.com/travel/fujiko-f-fujio-doraemon-museum/

Traveling:
Bullet train
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2018.html