Forced into danger on Mount Myogi
2 November 2018
Hiking from Matsuida station up a closed Mount Myogi in Gunma
Today is the last day of validity for my 3 day train pass. Last day of getting up at 5:30am for an epic journey. Well I am sure there will be more....
The unknown metropolis of Kitasenju
1 November 2018
A very well connected station in the North of Tokyo
I spun the globe this evening and ended up on Kitasenju. Actually I traced Japan Rail lines my free train pass works with north Of Ueno where I am....
Rocks and clouds on Izu Peninsula
1 November 2018
Hiking along the Jogasaki coast from Futo station
Today I took 5 trains to get to the coastal walk south of Atami on the Izu peninsula. This took forever, despite all my trains more or less lining....
The great Shibuya Halloween crush
30 October 2018
Apparently, Halloween in Shibuya is one of the most popular Halloween celebrations in the world
OK, I thought earlier when I slid down a cliff on what may or may not have been a hiking trail many miles from any other person in the middle of n....
My short hike became very long
30 October 2018
Hiking Mount Seihachiyama to view Mount Fuji from Sasago station
I thought I had planned a fairly short hike today, maybe 4.5 hours at a leisurely pace. Unfortunately or perhaps fortunately since I like hiking, ....
The overrated Shinagawa
30 October 2018
A boring part of Tokyo that has a really big western hotel
Apart from once transferring to the Shinkansen here years ago, I had never been to Shinagawa. You hear about Shinagawa a lot if you read the inter....
A tale of two fish markets
30 October 2018
Tsukiji and Toyosu fish markets comparison
Today I visited the old and the new fish markets and almost got murdered by a sushi chef. A few days ago the famous Tsukiji fish market moved a f....
Asakusa without the shrine
29 October 2018
Walking from Ueno to Asakusa past a hedgehog cafe
Asakusa is near Ueno. The main shrine of Tokyo is there, Sensoji or something like that. Everyone goes there, buys plastic versions of the shrine ....
Far beyond Takao
29 October 2018
Hiking up Takao and all the way to Mount Jinba from Takao station to a waiting bus
Today I also went back to somewhere I went when I came to Tokyo for a weekend a few years ago. On that occasion it was pouring with rain and I bou....