Not too early for color
20 October 2016
Taking the bus from Nagano to Togakushi
Apparently the colorful leaf season hysteria does not start for weeks. No one told the place I went to today. Because of colorful leaves, lots of ....
Public convenience
19 October 2016
Exploring the covered shopping streets of Nagano
Nagano is very quiet. I think everything is concentrated around the station, I walked a few loops away from it but always ended up coming back. Th....
Naga-no-yes
19 October 2016
Taking the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Nagano
Yes, I am now in Nagano. You may remember this as the city which hosted the 1998 winter olympics. Except no one remembers the winter olympics. Who....
Used and Organic
18 October 2016
Exploring the trendy streets of Shimokitazawa
This evening despite my tired legs, I went on the hunt for Japanese curry and failed. A place I have not been to before, Shimokitazawa is very pop....
I saw it!
18 October 2016
Hiking Shimoyama from Mitsutoge to Kawaguchiko
Today was long, I got lost, but I got to see Mount Fuji. I have never seen it before. I did not climb it, if I tried I would be arrested and depor....
Green motorbike birth place
17 October 2016
Taking a trip to Kawasaki from Tokyo for dinner
I went somewhere I have never been before, apparently the major industrial area of Tokyo, and a city in its own right, Kawasaki. I presume this is....
Splashing about in tunnels
17 October 2016
Exploring undercover Tokyo in the rain
There is no monsoon, however there is plenty of rain, today. The forecast suggests no more rain tomorrow, I dont believe it. It rained from the se....
Landing gets you half way there
16 October 2016
Taking the cheaper Kesei mainline from Narita airport
The second flight was great, despite being in economy it was only half full and I had the middle block of 4 seats to myself. Qantas actually did a....
Magpie attack!
16 October 2016
Transiting from domestic to international terminals at Brisbane airport
After a sleepless night concerned about my sleepless night, it was time to get up at 4am and get going. Japan yet again, so unoriginal, I should p....