Saturation point
22 October 2017
Sunshine city in Ikebukuro
The rare 3rd update in a single day eventuated, silly because I have had very little to photograph or talk about. I am however starting to believ....
Typhoon Lan
22 October 2017
Escaping a typhoon at Tokyo soup stock
More weather talk time, and hotel photos, brace yourself, but thats what happens on a 3 update day which is mainly travel. It is raining, a lot, t....
The journey is still not quite over
22 October 2017
From Narita to Ikebukuro on the NEX
This is a kind of a micro update. Might even turn out to be one of the rare 3 update days. The reason for this is I am now on the NEX train to Ike....
For the sake of completeness
10 November 2016
A lap of Ueno and the train to Narita
Not sake the drink, sake as in for the purpose of, I have never completed or even started sake, for the sake of the sake. I have a few minutes be....
Button security
9 November 2016
Sichuan style ramen in Shinjuku
If you have been to Japan you will know they have security guards, or at least small old men in uniform, for everything. You can find some amusing....
So shiny
8 November 2016
The amazing Itoya stationery store of Ginza
Before I go on, there appears to be a show on tv where they place a random cat inside a shed full of chickens and hidden cameras and then film wha....
Glay
8 November 2016
A day exploring the streets and suburbs of Tokyo
Today the weather is very glay, you may think thats me being racist, however from the wikipedia article on the awesome Japanese band Glay - Offi....
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....
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....