Geeks and Gorillas
31 October 2023
First of all, the post office hostage situation is ongoing. Two people taken hostage at gun point after an earlier shooting of two different peopl....
Once more between the tracks
31 October 2023
Musashi-Itsukaichi to Mitake hike again
I did this exact hike in November 2017. I remember enjoying it a lot so I repeated it today. I also enjoyed it today. The hike starts at the end ....
Fake tomato
30 October 2023
Kinshicho for dinner
Tonight I took the Sobu rapid 2 stops over to Kinshicho. I had never been there before, but it has lots of shops and a few different train lines t....
Pray for the repose of the souls of the ducks
30 October 2023
Hamarikyu gardens
Welcome to a rest day. Where I just casually stroll around for 6.5 hours straight without stopping with no plan. I woke up sore as I expected, but....
I now feel as though I arrived
29 October 2023
Kanda to Tokyo station
With the way the flight worked, I got here the same day as I left Australia, then I took a train to my hotel, which is one street from the station....
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, ....