{"id":2301,"date":"2016-06-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-06-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-26T00:00:00","slug":"what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do on a rainy day &#8211; The wonders of Tokyo underground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<\/div>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry\">Next up on our rainy day series is the Tokyo underground. <br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20160621-exterior.jpg\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" alt=\"20160621-exterior.jpg\" title=\"20160621-exterior.jpg\"><br \/>Bet you never know THIS much could be going on beneath the recently renovated Tokyo station. After undergoing a 5 year renovation, this famous historic landmark is restored to its original glory as a key architectural masterpiece. <\/p>\n<p>Beneath this magnificent fa\u00e7ade, its undergrounds house some of the most interesting streets and specialty shops. What better way to enjoy a rainy afternoon than to visit the First Avenue at Tokyo Station? <\/p>\n<p>If you love getting all the cute little merchandises of Japanese characters, remember to have sufficient cash when you visit the Character Street. It\u2019s a great place to get souvenirs for your friends and family as well as satisfy your inner geek and little girl.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20160621-character.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" alt=\"20160621-character.jpg\" title=\"20160621-character.jpg\"><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20160621-pop_up1.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" alt=\"20160621-pop_up1.jpg\" title=\"20160621-pop_up1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re more of a foodie, there\u2019s definitely something for you at First Avenue as well. Look no further than the Ramen Street which houses the most famous ramens in Tokyo. The shops all specialize in something different and you can choose from Shio (salt), Miso or Tonkotsu (pork bone) soup base. For something different, there is also Tsukemen, where you dip the noodles into the savory broth. <br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20160621-ramen.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" alt=\"20160621-ramen.jpg\" title=\"20160621-ramen.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>And last but not least, snacks, snacks and more SNACKS! You may already be awed by the fantastic treats that the average Konbini (convenient store) in Japan has to offer. But Okashi Land here is all about the limited editions and coolest flavors that you can\u2019t get anywhere else. We know you\u2019ve just had ramen, but there\u2019s always more room for snacks right?<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20160621-tokyo_me___2.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"367\" alt=\"20160621-tokyo_me___2.jpg\" title=\"20160621-tokyo_me___2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Check out the official website of the Tokyo Station First Avenue for more updates on events and pop up shops: http:\/\/www.tokyoeki-1bangai.co.jp\/<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20160621-tokyo_me__.jpg\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" alt=\"20160621-tokyo_me__.jpg\" title=\"20160621-tokyo_me__.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>#GenkiJACSTokyorainydayplan #GenkiJACSTokyoStationFirstAvenue<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>| Next up on our rainy day series is the Tokyo underground. Bet you never know THIS much could be going on beneath the recently renovated Tokyo station. After undergoing a 5 year renovation, this famous historic landmark is restored to its original glory as a key architectural masterpiece. Beneath this magnificent fa\u00e7ade, its undergrounds&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Genki Japanese and Culture School - What to do on a rainy day - The wonders of Tokyo underground<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"News and commentary from GenkiJACS, a Japanese language school in Fukuoka, Japan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Genki Japanese and Culture School - What to do on a rainy day - The wonders of Tokyo underground\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"News and commentary from GenkiJACS, a Japanese language school in Fukuoka, Japan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GenkiJACS Japanese School\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/genkijacs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-06-26T00:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20160621-exterior.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"150\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"150\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/\",\"name\":\"Genki Japanese and Culture School - What to do on a rainy day - The wonders of Tokyo underground\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20160621-exterior.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-06-26T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-06-26T00:00:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"description\":\"News and commentary from GenkiJACS, a Japanese language school in Fukuoka, Japan\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20160621-exterior.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20160621-exterior.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What to do on a rainy day &#8211; The wonders of Tokyo underground\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"GenkiJACS Japanese School\",\"description\":\"The latest news from Genki Japanese and Culture School\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Genki Japanese and Culture School - What to do on a rainy day - The wonders of Tokyo underground","description":"News and commentary from GenkiJACS, a Japanese language school in Fukuoka, Japan","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Genki Japanese and Culture School - What to do on a rainy day - The wonders of Tokyo underground","og_description":"News and commentary from GenkiJACS, a Japanese language school in Fukuoka, Japan","og_url":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/","og_site_name":"GenkiJACS Japanese School","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/genkijacs","article_published_time":"2016-06-26T00:00:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":150,"height":150,"url":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20160621-exterior.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/","url":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/","name":"Genki Japanese and Culture School - What to do on a rainy day - The wonders of Tokyo underground","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20160621-exterior.jpg","datePublished":"2016-06-26T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2016-06-26T00:00:00+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"description":"News and commentary from GenkiJACS, a Japanese language school in Fukuoka, Japan","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20160621-exterior.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20160621-exterior.jpg","width":150,"height":150},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/what-to-do-on-a-rainy-day-the-wonders-of-tokyo-underground\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What to do on a rainy day &#8211; The wonders of Tokyo underground"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/","name":"GenkiJACS Japanese School","description":"The latest news from Genki Japanese and Culture School","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}