Expensive trip to small mountain
28 October 2019
Daytrip to hike Mount Tsukuba using public transport
Today I went to the second most popular mountain near Tokyo, Tsukuba. Strangely I have not been here before, I thought I had, but my memory was wr....
Finally ran out of puff
27 October 2019
Exploring the overhead tracks of Ueno
As the title says. I am exhausted. I cannot go any further. Also astute viewers may notice the addition of a subtitle thing under the title. What ....
Killing time in familiar places
27 October 2019
Wandering around Ueno and Akihabara on a Sunday afternoon
As mentioned above, my flight and train and other things all added up to get me to Ueno at about 9AM, for a 3PM check in at the hotel. Oh well. De....
Still not in Tokyo
27 October 2019
Hong Kong to Narita on a Hong Kong Airlines A330
Now I am on the very familiar Kesei Skyliner train going from Narita airport to Tokyo, which is far, but fast. I am typing this on the train and t....
The grey and the train
22 November 2018
A quick walk to Tokyo Skytree before heading back to Narita airport on the Kesei Skyliner to fly home
Now I am on the train back to Narita airport. In perfect timing the grey gloomy weather has arrived, just as I am leaving. Its impact on me is non....
I warned you all
21 November 2018
Exploring the department stores near Tokyo station
Do not say I didnt warn you because I did. I warned that this update and tomorrow mornings should I choose to post it would be boring and there wo....
Long train to large Buddha at Nokogiri
21 November 2018
Hiking up and around Nokogiri from Hama-Kanaya station
My titles are getting a lot less creative. For my last journey on this trip I took a 2 hour (each way) train ride down past Chiba, east of Tokyo t....
The long way back
20 November 2018
Train delays cause dinner to be found in Hachioji
Now for the trials and tribulations of getting from Lake Okutama back to Kanda (Tokyo). This update will pleaes train nerds and test the geography....
Magnificent Lake Okutama
20 November 2018
Hiking from Okutama station to Lake Okutama and hiking a lap of the lake
Well that all took longer than expected. So long that I didnt even come back to the hotel between todays activity and dinner, more on that later, ....