The not so shiny and the not so new
2 May 2018
The architecture of Wuhan
Rather than show nice new shiny parts of Wuhan tonight like the last two nights, it was time to show how the regular people live, the people still....
Pyramids of Sannomiya
5 November 2017
Eating curry on Ikuta road in Sannomiya|
After getting distracted last night and seeing only Kobe port, tonight I boarded a train and headed straight for Sannomiya, the main downtown area....
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 ....
Artful rain dodger
28 October 2017
Exploring Gion in the rain in Kyoto
Now I am in Kyoto and its time for more weather talk dribble. It rained most of the day but somehow I never got wet. I got back to my Shizuoka ho....
Bus confusion
25 October 2017
Understanding the bus routes of Shizuoka
I would like to offer my sincere apologies for the lack of interesting photos today and also this evening. I offer no excuses and promise to do be....
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 ....
Pre halloween
30 October 2016
Halloween and curry in Sapporo
Halloween is tomorrow, Monday, or was it Friday and Saturday? No its tomorrow, but theres about a million halloween people out posing for photos t....
Its a real city
24 October 2016
Exploring the mysterious alleyways of Kanazawa
As my unimaginative title suggest, Kanazawa is a real city, even on a Monday night. Its Monday isnt it? Yeah, Monday. My route first went to the o....
City in decline
21 October 2016
The Nagano branch of the Tokyu department store
I am convinced, Nagano is a city in serious decline. Perhaps this is the future for much of Japan, with a declining population, a reluctance to al....