Naga-no-yes
19 October 2016
Taking the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Nagano
Yes, I am now in Nagano. You may remember this as the city which hosted the 1998 winter olympics. Except no one remembers the winter olympics. Who....
Landing gets you half way there
16 October 2016
Taking the cheaper Kesei mainline from Narita airport
The second flight was great, despite being in economy it was only half full and I had the middle block of 4 seats to myself. Qantas actually did a....
Soup in a can
8 November 2015
Tomato ramen in Shinjuku
Tomorrow I go to Nagoya. Before then, I go to Shinjuku. It was raining, but when I got there, it had stopped raining, at least for a while. Much l....
The real Otaku?
26 October 2012
Otaku is the Japanese term for people with obsessive interests. In Western culture its nerds. But in Japan its cool. In modern culture Otaku could....
Around Shinjuku
7 March 2012
I must have got less sleep than I thought because by around 5pm local time I felt exhausted. However that shouldnt prevent a good 3 hour walk in t....
Dinner in Shinjuku
9 May 2010
Having spent the full day out and about, and needing to watch the formula 1 qualifying which I had stolen from the internet earlier in the day, to....
Afternoon and Evening
3 May 2010
Still getting my bearings I headed back out for more walking, and walk I did. Found an even better food hall and got completely lost inside the tr....
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