Shrunken horse bear bell symphony
29 October 2023
Hiking Jinba and Takao from Fujino station
The best way to recover from sitting in a metal tube for 11 or so hours is to set an early alarm and head off on a 26km, 37,000 step hike. General....
Between flights
21 November 2019
Tokyo Narita to Hong Kong on Hong Kong Airlines
I said there might be one more update, here it is. I am now in Hong Kong. No signs of a riot. I cant type for long as I need to get about 10,000 m....
The last supper
20 November 2019
Eating okonomiyaki in Shinjuku
What to have for my last dinner on this trip other than plane food? Okonomiyaki! It was cold outside, so I headed underground to the Sunbade under....
More landslides
20 November 2019
Lake Sagami and Sekirozan from Sagamiko Station
Todays plan was to do a small hike, around a lake, with lots of other people. Well it was a small hike. Unfortunately like so many hiking trails, ....
Double juku buya
19 November 2019
Strolling from Shinjuku to Harajuku to Shibuya
2nd to last night in Japan on this trip, I had no plan. I headed south from Shinjuku, went through Harajuku and ended up in Shibuya. It was not Ha....
Training day
19 November 2019
The Tokyo Metro Museum in Kasai
Today was my last rest day. Tomorrow, hiking, Thursday, fly home. I had no plan, so I just scrolled around google maps while having my breakfast c....
Favourite dinner
18 November 2019
Eating tomato Ramen in Shinjuku
Tonight I had my favourite thing that you can only get in Japan for the third time. Tomato Ramen. Its ramen cooked in a thick tomato soup, with go....
The most time consuming
18 November 2019
Hiking Mount Takigoyama from Sasago station
Today I took a 2 hour train ride to Sasago station on the Chuo line, and once again, hiked the wrong way up a mountain. I did not see a single oth....
Expensive hamburger patty
17 November 2019
Dinner at Takashimaya in Shinjuku
My cheapness, also known as tightarseness knows no bounds. Tonight I paid $15 for a hamburger patty, tiny potato, corner off a carrot and joke pie....