Farewell Tokyo
The subway was busy but not so crowded that travelling with our backpacks was a problem, and we had no difficulty remembering the route to the shinkansen platforms at Tokyo More… →
Category Archives: Japan
Nakano
The weather had turned again for our last full day in Tokyo, but it wasn’t too wet for us to walk to Okubo station via a meandering route through the More… →
Fujisan
Originally we had planned on just admiring Mount Fuji from afar, but it had been too hazy to see it from the Metropolitan Building in Shinjuku, and the weather forecast More… →
Fishy business
If you want to watch the tuna auction at Tsukiji fish market you have to get there before 4am to get one of only 120 visitor passes. Not flippin’ More… →
Kawagoe
Wednesday was sunny too, so we made an effort to get out early and headed for Seibu Shinjuku station and one of the many private suburban railways that serve Tokyo. More… →
Ruins and ruination
If Tokyo has a centre then it’s occupied by the Imperial Palace, an 850 acre oasis that forces all the roads to divert around it. Occupying the site of a More… →
Sushi in Shibuya
Sunday’s sunshine didn’t last long: we woke to pouring rain – and went back to sleep. After the week’s exertions we were pretty tired; it had been many years since More… →
A walk in the park
As it was sunny on Sunday we decided to check out Yoyogi Park, but first made a short detour to the Shinjuku Metropolitan Building, whose twin towers hold 45th floor More… →
Geektown
We at last managed to pay for the second week at J Residence – having been so keen to get her hands on our cash on day one, the manageress More… →
Kawaii
My leg was much better the next morning but I thought it best not to overdo it by walking too much. Knowing that we would have to cross the city More… →