Surprise Buddha
2 November 2019
Tokyo to Takasaki with a quick visit to Byakue Dai-Kannon
Now I am in Takasaki, about an hour out of Tokyo by bullet train. Now I have escaped the millions of tourists in Tokyo, so that I can be the only ....
Decline
9 November 2017
From Gifu to Yokohama on the Shinkansen
Physical Health Status: Deteriorating fast Mental Health Status: I want to put every snotty Japanese person who has made me sick to the sword! Bel....
The turn for home
6 November 2017
Riding the Shinkansen from Kobe to Gifu
Now I am in Gifu, which means I have stopped heading West and am now heading back East towards Tokyo. A sad day indeed. I have never been here bef....
Snot pump
25 October 2017
Shinkansen from Tokyo to Shizuoka
Now I am in Shizuoka, and today we have reached peak mucus. The day started off normally enough, although there are persistent light showers, and....
Last stop
7 November 2016
A quick trip to the Sendai castle on foot
Now I am back in Tokyo, hark the heralds. I will be here for 3 nights. Then I will be on a plane overnight, then I will be home on Friday. More pr....
Under the sea
4 November 2016
Taking the Shinkansen under the sea from Hakodate to Sendai
Now I herald my arrival to Sendai. My second to last stop, and my last new city as my last city is Tokyo which was also my first city and also a c....
Huge hotel room
22 October 2016
From Nagano to Toyama by Shinkansen
Now I am in Toyama, and have the biggest hotel room I have ever had in Japan. Just think of all the activities I can do in here! Its going to be a....
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....
Giant phallus
20 November 2015
From Hiroshima to Shimonoseki on the Shinkansen
Now I am in Shimonoseki, home of banished samurai and the deadly puffer fish fugu. The local spelling of fugu is of course, fuku, so you can laugh....