Brief trip to Ginza for curry
17 November 2018
The bright lights and Tokyo forum
I am a bit broken. Or more accurately, fatigued. No strength in legs. Not much mental capacity for make good sentences. Conveniently then, my hote....
Hiking with others
17 November 2018
Hiking Mount Kawanori from Okutama station
Today was a long day, a long day hiking near Tokyo on a Saturday, which meant there were other people. At times lots of other people, but at other....
From Kanda to Harajuku
16 November 2018
Walking across the city taking in views of the Tokyo tower
Days where I spend all day with my bum on a plane, bus, train, monorail etc means that by the time I get to my hotel I have a lot of walking to do....
Deja Vu
16 November 2018
Flying from Nagasaki to Tokyo on a JAL Boeing 737
I have returned back to Tokyo, land of things open at night, land of many trains that go to mountains, land of actual mountains rather than hills,....
I left Japan and went to Roppongi
3 November 2018
Going to Roppongi without spending any money
I had been to Roppongi once before, the very first time I came to Japan, which was all the way back in 2010, so long ago in fact, on that particul....
No train day
3 November 2018
A walk through a University to Rikugien and Yanesen
Before we get started, I should mention I again got racially insulted today, thats twice in a week, Japan has changed. A store vendor decided to c....
Omu-Mapo-Tofu in Shinjuku
2 November 2018
Can you combine Omu rice and Mapo Tofu? Yes you can
Tonight I went back across town to everyones favorite part of Tokyo, Shinjuku. I like it too, its great for photos, and tonight I was very happy w....
The unknown metropolis of Kitasenju
1 November 2018
A very well connected station in the North of Tokyo
I spun the globe this evening and ended up on Kitasenju. Actually I traced Japan Rail lines my free train pass works with north Of Ueno where I am....
Rocks and clouds on Izu Peninsula
1 November 2018
Hiking along the Jogasaki coast from Futo station
Today I took 5 trains to get to the coastal walk south of Atami on the Izu peninsula. This took forever, despite all my trains more or less lining....