For the sake of completeness
10 November 2016
A lap of Ueno and the train to Narita
Not sake the drink, sake as in for the purpose of, I have never completed or even started sake, for the sake of the sake. I have a few minutes be....
Button security
9 November 2016
Sichuan style ramen in Shinjuku
If you have been to Japan you will know they have security guards, or at least small old men in uniform, for everything. You can find some amusing....
Now they are rubbish
9 November 2016
Hiking all the hills surrounding Kamakura
My last full day in Japan. Trump won, the internet, pollsters and forecasting supercomputers are wrong everytime now, brexit, UK election, trump. ....
So shiny
8 November 2016
The amazing Itoya stationery store of Ginza
Before I go on, there appears to be a show on tv where they place a random cat inside a shed full of chickens and hidden cameras and then film wha....
Glay
8 November 2016
A day exploring the streets and suburbs of Tokyo
Today the weather is very glay, you may think thats me being racist, however from the wikipedia article on the awesome Japanese band Glay - Offi....
Tourists outnumber locals
7 November 2016
The always busy streets of Shibuya
Tonight I went to Shibuya, because the subway line from Ueno goes straight there and the random tunnel I went down was for that line. Thats how I ....
Last stop
7 November 2016
A quick trip to the Sendai castle on foot
Now I am back in Tokyo, hark the heralds. I will be here for 3 nights. Then I will be on a plane overnight, then I will be home on Friday. More pr....
Damp pants
6 November 2016
Eating Mapo Tofu in Sendai
Despite being late back to my hotel again due to mountains and trains, I had to do my washing before anything else. I have been wearing the same p....
Lets try that again
6 November 2016
Climbing the mountain at Omoshiroyama station near Sendai
As suggested yesterday, today I returned to the mountain I did not complete yesterday because I went the wrong way and instead removed skin from m....