Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Japan has hundreds of beautiful sights, famous landmarks, and unforgettable scenery but I have always argued that it is the little things that truly make this country such a special place to visit; the everyday things that surround you from morning to night. Whether it be the […]
Places & Where To Stay
Chiba Prefecture. Who knew?
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! My colleague calls it the armpit of Japan. Well, Chiba certainly has a distinctive shape; a huge prefecture sticking out at a great ugly right-angle, like a protective claw around Tokyo bay. And it feeds the capital too, providing millions upon millions of cheap concrete apartment blocks […]
A Kichijoji Sunday
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A Kichijoji weekend regular showboats for his young audience.
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! To stroll around Kichijoji on a Sunday is to participate in a Tokyo ritual. I spend most of my Sundays there. Enjoying their day off, thousands of relaxing Tokyoites come to wander its park, lake and hundreds of stores and restaurants. There is a festive, albeit Sunday-sober, atmosphere, and […]
Stocktaking the weird: A walk around Nakano Broadway
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Nakano Broadway sells nothing useful. Like Akihabara, its east Tokyo rival, it sells large quantities of bizarre manga and anime spin-off novelty items. Unlike Akihabara, which at least manages to sell some useful things, (TVs, cameras, computers, etc) in Nakano its all useless. Much of the bin […]
Where to find an onsen in Kurashiki – Ebisu-yu
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Ebisu-yu, Kurashiki - Japan Bath House
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Ebisu-yu, Kurashiki After my mammoth ride through Shikoku (mammoth for me anyway) I ventured to Kurashiki for a one night stay in this historic town. This was my first visit and I was not disappointed. Kurashiki really is very charming and would definitely make an enjoyable one […]
Lovely Uji
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I was going to leave a comment in response to Harry’s post about the autumn sumo events. But then I realised I had too much to say, so have turned it into a post instead 🙂 Basically, I’m so happy to hear the sumo is going to […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I was going to leave a comment in response to Harry’s post about the autumn sumo events. But then I realised I had too much to say, so have turned it into a post instead 🙂 Basically, I’m so happy to hear the sumo is going to […]