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Japan Adventure Day 6 – Tokyo

This was our last day in Tokyo, and the weather wasn’t playing ball. Umbrellas up and rain jackets on. We ran to the subway to catch the train to Azumabashi. Outside a popular miso soup bar, we queued up to fuel us for the day. At 1130h, we took the ferry to Odaiba, seeing theContinue reading “Japan Adventure Day 6 – Tokyo”

Japan Adventure Day 5 – Tokyo

It was a relatively chill day. In the morning we went to the fish market for breakfast. Sampling the food from the street vendors, before making our way to Niihori area to visit a bonsai museum. The subway followed by a bus journey got us to the suburbs, where it is situated. The Shunkaen BonsaiContinue reading “Japan Adventure Day 5 – Tokyo”

Japan Adventure Day 4 – Mt. Fuji

We were out the traps at 0720h to get to the Tokyo Station for 0800h, to meet the tour guide for Mt. Fuji. A coach trip to all the best and iconic view points to see Japan’s highest mountain. It was almost a 2 hour trip to our first stop; Lake Kawaguchi. Down on itsContinue reading “Japan Adventure Day 4 – Mt. Fuji”

Japan Adventure Day 3 – Tokyo

The rain had dissipated through the night leaving a very sunny and hot morning. Pete and I went to the electronic district at Akihabara, whilst Ellina went off to a fashion museum – I don’t have a sense of fashion so it would be wasted on me. Every gadget you could want, old or newContinue reading “Japan Adventure Day 3 – Tokyo”

Japan Adventure Day 2 – Tokyo

After a solid night sleep we were out the door on the tube to Roppongi, grabbing some breakfast before visiting the Mori Art Museum. Situated in the 53rd floor of the Roppongi Hills Tower. It hosted an exhibition on computer generated digital art. Over multiple rooms there were 3D printed sculptures, animated displays and digitalContinue reading “Japan Adventure Day 2 – Tokyo”

Japan Adventure Day 1 – Tokyo

My alarm sounded at 0500h but I was awake before then. I spent Friday night at a friend’s in London Kings Cross. The noise of the city, cars zooming around, drunk revellers singing and a foxes yelling them to keep it down, left me with little sleep. The tube to Heathrow went smoothly, and checkContinue reading “Japan Adventure Day 1 – Tokyo”