My trusty old friend is a shining light
2 November 2017
Hiking the abandoned railway tunnels near Namaze
Today I went to somewhere I have been to before, the formerly secret and unofficial abandoned rail tunnel hike near Namaze station. I say formerly....
Lost in expansion
1 November 2017
The Glico man and surrounding neon of Osaka
Let me translate that for you, I managed to get lost twice in central Osaka. I have been here twice before and generally know where stuff is, but ....
The temple run
1 November 2017
Exploring every Kyoto temple and shrine on foot
Now I am in Osaka, its only 30 minutes from Kyoto on the cheap $5 train. Therefore, I had time to visit all the temples in Kyoto this morning befo....
Halloween was Saturday
31 October 2017
The abandoned streets of Higashiyama
Apparently Halloween was Saturday, not yesterday, and not today as it should have been, but Saturday. Japan will move any event so it doesnt clash....
Thwarted
31 October 2017
The Kurama to Kibune hike was blocked by typhoon damage
Thwarted is one of my favourite words. Normally because I use it to describe how I prevented someone else from achieving their nefarious goals. To....
Its not Halloween
30 October 2017
Exploring Sanjo Dori in Kyoto
I thought it was Halloween, I saw no one at all in costume, turns out its tomorrow, thats how much I know about that holiday (is it a holiday in t....
Equal best ever scenery
30 October 2017
Hiking Mount Atago then continuing to Arashiyama via Toriimoto
I am going to cut to the chase. Today was probably the equal best scenery I have experienced in my life, a tie with Yamadera / Omoshiroyama which ....
Better than forecast
29 October 2017
The temples and shrines of Gion
The rain vanished at about 5:30pm, thats a full 2.5 hours ahead of the forecast. I was convinced I would be getting wet again when I looked out th....
Rain concentrator
29 October 2017
Fog covers Fushimi Inari shrine
My rain dodging days have come to an end, today I was the single focal point of all the rain in the world. I knew there would be a lot of rain, I ....