Power hike
23 November 2023
Mount Kariyose from Musashi-Itsukaichi station
Final hike. Longer than I expected! But that was fine. 27k steps, 18km, 4.5 hours, 999m of elevation gain. Much of it was alongside a power substa....
Half a pig
22 November 2023
Shimbashi to Roppongi via Tokyo tower
A few weeks ago I walked through Ginza and ended up at Shimbashi, which seemed like a busy interesting area. Tonight I decided to go back to Shimb....
Dayjuku
22 November 2023
Ueno to Shinjuku
Shinjuku is not as interesting in the day time. There is no neon. However the nearby garden is very interesting in the day time, even if I have be....
Nerd reduction
21 November 2023
Akihabara on a weeknight
Exactly 3 weeks ago I went to Akihabara on a Tuesday night and it was really busy. Tonight I went there again, also a Tuesday night and it was not....
Nice and easy
21 November 2023
Mount Takamizu from Ikusabata to Sawai
Actually, there were three peaks on today's excellent hike but I cannot list them all in the title. Takamizu, Iwatekeishi and Sogaku. If you are l....
Back to back Asakusa attack
20 November 2023
Returning to Asakusa for Ramen
This morning I went through Asakusa and could not believe how many tourists were there, including me! So tonight I decided to go back there to bol....
Sky shrine
20 November 2023
Ueno to the skytree via Asakusa
Today was a rest day. A rest day was very much needed too. A rest day for me involves walking to the skytree from Ueno and back again. But now I a....
Salty and hydrated
19 November 2023
Tokyo Ueno area
I got a bit dehydrated today, which made the train ride back from the hike a bit annoying, my legs were getting a bit crampy, felt a bit nauseous.....
Not as long as I hoped for
19 November 2023
Mount Takanosu from Lake Okutama to Okutama station
I thought it would take longer! My day started at 5:12am as I had planned and warned myself. My bag was already packed with drinks and snacks and ....