Not been here before
9 November 2015
From Tokyo to Nagoya by Shinkansen
Now I am in Nagoya, a place I have not been before. The rest of this holiday will all be places I have not been before, which I think is a good th....
Soup in a can
8 November 2015
Tomato ramen in Shinjuku
Tomorrow I go to Nagoya. Before then, I go to Shinjuku. It was raining, but when I got there, it had stopped raining, at least for a while. Much l....
Much rain
8 November 2015
A rainy day trip to the Tokyo guitar street at Ochanomizu
The forecast said it might rain, briefly. Instead it rained a lot, constantly, from 7am until so far, around 4pm. This is not a huge issue unless ....
Beneath the tracks
7 November 2015
Waling from Ueno to Akihabara for omurice
Its only 2 stops to Akihabara, so thats where I decided to go, on foot. You can walk under the elevated JR line the enitre way which is actually v....
Mosquito mountain camera failure
7 November 2015
A day trip by train and bus to Mount Oyama
Enough of this not going up a mountain bullshit, I may still be sick sort of, but I am going anyway. I made my plan the night before, selecting my....
Not much has changed
6 November 2015
The Shibuya crossing and nearby Harajuku
Every time I come to Tokyo, I go to Shibuya and Harajuku, everyone does. It is surprising how little has changed since my last visit whenever that....
Suburban Tokyo
6 November 2015
The Aeon lake mall at Koshigaya
Everyone knows Tokyo is big. But people rarely go outside the Yamanote line. The Yamanote line has a radius of about 5km, it seems like a long way....
The dark temple
5 November 2015
Exploring Asakusa at night
No sooner had I returned from Nikko and it was time to head out the door again. I headed away from the local Ueno station, to see where I ended up....
Sleepy train ride
5 November 2015
A day trip to Nikko to view the bridge
Still not 100% healthy, I was determined to go to nature anyway, but no ascent of mount anything yet. Instead I paid a hefty fee to go to Nikko. M....