Double loop pollution view
5 November 2023
Miyajima Omoto course and Tsusumigaura nature walk
It was supposed to be raining when I woke up. It was clear blue sky. Still is. I spent the day on Miyajima and took a lot of photos. Unfortunately....
Double food court mall repeat
4 November 2023
Aeon mall Hiroshima Fuchu
Before we get to the excitement of the mall, this afternoon I had to collect my train pass. I bought a couple of different train passes before the....
Mystery hike to abandoned park
4 November 2023
Today's hike was a surprise in many ways. It is not a well known hike. There is no trail on google maps, nothing on alltrails, but there are a cou....
Much of it is new
3 November 2023
Hiroshima shopping area
Let me check when I was last here... November 2015. It rained much of the time I was here then. Anyway, 8 years later and quite a lot has changed ....
Travelling on a national holiday
3 November 2023
Tokyo to Hiroshima by Shinkansen
Now I am in Hiroshima. It took 4 hours on the fast train to get here but it was 20 minutes late. Today is also a national holiday, culture day. I ....
Double curry
2 November 2023
Ginza from Kanda to Shimbashi
After the long day of train fighting, I decided to stay fairly local this evening, and walk down Ginza and gawk at the coloured lights and fancy b....
Delayed and confused
2 November 2023
Onoyama from Yamakita to Yaga Station
Today I had an all day battle with trains. First of all, I made a mistake I have made before. If you have a Suica/Pasmo/Icoca/Toica/Kitaca etc. th....
The aftermath
1 November 2023
Shibuya to Shinjuku via Harajuku
I thought I had better go and witness the aftermath of the devastation of Halloween in Shibuya. There was nothing destroyed or on fire to see alth....
Bird cock golf
1 November 2023
Showa memorial park
First, the important update. The post office hostage situation is over. The gunman was 86! Did he still have his gun from ww2? He shot two people ....