Conbini Monday Wk74
After the snow we had in Tokyo last Monday, you might be tempted to stock up on some goods at the Conbini and stay at...
Month : January 2012
Sakamoto Ryoma
I watched the NHK drama series, Ryomaden 龍馬伝, in 2010 and also the Jin drama on TBS last year, which both focused on the story...
Takamatsu, Shikoku
Takamatsu is the one of the gateway cities to Shikoku . Trains coming across the Seto Ohashi bridge as well as ferries coming from small...
Huis Ten Bosch
At the end of last year I went on a trip to Huis Ten Bosch, Nagasaki. It is a theme park built towards the end...
Shinjuku Nikon Plaza
I have had dirty marks on my camera mirror for a while now and decided to take it to The Nikon service center to get...
Snow in Tokyo
We had snow in Tokyo tonight. Normally we get a bit of snow between January and March, but it doesn’t normally settle so easily. I...
Conbini Monday Wk73
It is getting cold recently, and Lawson has started a Korean food fare to help us fight off the winter months. It snowed last friday...
Yebisu Garden Place
Nice day out with lots of people shopping. A bit warmer than yesterday and clear blue skies. The rest of the country seems to be...
Suzumushi Temple
I visited Suzumushi Temple in Arashiyama, Kyoto in Summer and enjoyed the speech given by the monks there. It was not a large Temple and...
Glover Garden, Nagasaki
Glover Garden is a park in Nagasaki, overlooking Nagasaki Harbor. It was built for Thomas Blake Glover, a Scottish entrepreneur who first came to Japan...
New Year Day 2012
It is always quiet in Tokyo on New Year Day. Here is a scene in Shibuya with a lot less people than normal. It’s really...