There are lots of Koreans in Japanese Taiwan
6 March 2017
Dinner at the Taipei 101 food court
Its history time. In the beginning, Taiwan was a tropical paradise with Hawaiians on it, or people that looked like them, I will meet some next we....
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....
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 ....
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....
Cheesey
5 November 2016
The dining options of Kokubuncho in Sendai
After getting back from the ravine view day on the late train, I was starving. As soon as the photos were uploaded and I had typed some nonsense i....
The final freeze
3 November 2016
Exploring the Hakodate fortress at night
Apart from a brief period between coffee and train station tomorrow morning, tonight is officially my last chance to freeze to death on my holiday....
Flipping my own food
1 November 2016
Eating Okonomiyaki in Sapporo
Tomorrow I go to Hakodate, but first, one last meal in Sapporo. I panned google maps around looking for an apricot shaded area of streets which si....
Baseball legend
31 October 2016
Indoor sports centres of Japan
I have often wondered if I would be able to make it to the majors, now I have that answer, unequivocally YES. Before we get to my new amazing car....
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....