Killing time in familiar places
27 October 2019
Wandering around Ueno and Akihabara on a Sunday afternoon
As mentioned above, my flight and train and other things all added up to get me to Ueno at about 9AM, for a 3PM check in at the hotel. Oh well. De....
Still not in Tokyo
27 October 2019
Hong Kong to Narita on a Hong Kong Airlines A330
Now I am on the very familiar Kesei Skyliner train going from Narita airport to Tokyo, which is far, but fast. I am typing this on the train and t....
The grey and the train
22 November 2018
A quick walk to Tokyo Skytree before heading back to Narita airport on the Kesei Skyliner to fly home
Now I am on the train back to Narita airport. In perfect timing the grey gloomy weather has arrived, just as I am leaving. Its impact on me is non....
I warned you all
21 November 2018
Exploring the department stores near Tokyo station
Do not say I didnt warn you because I did. I warned that this update and tomorrow mornings should I choose to post it would be boring and there wo....
The long way back
20 November 2018
Train delays cause dinner to be found in Hachioji
Now for the trials and tribulations of getting from Lake Okutama back to Kanda (Tokyo). This update will pleaes train nerds and test the geography....
Roller coasters in the rain
19 November 2018
Tokyo dome and a theme park at Suidobashi
Rain is an overstatement. Light drizzle. Not enough to get wet. Enough to cause people to have their annoying eye piercing height umbrellas up, bu....
Kawagoe by train to see trains
19 November 2018
A daytrip to Kawagoe and the Omiya railway museum
Do you like trains? Do you like ancient Starbucks? Then todays update is right up your alley. Apparently I also went to the ancient sweets (candy)....
Quiet night in Shimbashi
18 November 2018
The area of Shimbashi is colorful but largely closed on Sunday night
On my walk past the Tokyo tower the other night, I went past a bright area I could see in the distance which my map informed me was Shimbashi. I g....
Greasers
18 November 2018
Yoyogi park on a Sunday
I keep hearing about how on a Sunday afternoon, Yoyogi park is the place to go to see every kind of weird freak in the world trying to start a new....