Tokyo 2019: Zojoji Temple (November visit)
The next place I’d be revisiting in Tokyo was Zojoji Temple, which is down in the area by Tokyo Tower. As I was walking along…
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Tokyo 2019: Super Potato
Within Tokyo’s Akihabara District is the legendary Super Potato store. Super Potato specializes in selling video games and video game consoles, particularly retro ones. For…
Tokyo 2019: Asakusa (November visit)
On November 25, 2019 I woke up in Tokyo for the first time in about 2.5 months. My journey across Japan and Korea was nearly…
Tokyo 2019: Sensoji Temple at night
When you reach Hozomon Gate at the end of the Nakamise shopping street you have arrived at Sensoji Temple. This is the oldest temple in…
Tokyo 2019: Kaminarimon and Nakamise at night
On my arrival night for my second visit to Tokyo I spent a couple hours in Asakusa, starting by the Sumida River and then moving…
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Tokyo 2019: Along the Sumida River
My stay in Hakone had come to an end and it was time to return to Tokyo for the final few days of my 2019…
Hakone 2019: Doing it all again before departure
When I got up in the morning on my departure day from Hakone I had two choices: I could either leave for Tokyo now, or…
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Hakone 2019: Hakone Black Eggs
While I was taking shelter from the storm up at Owakudani I bought a bag of Hakone Black Eggs. There are pools of water near…
Hakone 2019: A quick ride to finish the day
It was late in the afternoon when I left the Hakone Checkpoint and went back to Hakone-machi to catch a short ride on one of…
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Hakone 2019: Hakone Checkpoint (箱根関所)
At Hakone-machi I got off the sightseeing boat to pay a visit to the reconstruction of the Hakone Checkpoint. Hakone used to be on an…
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