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…
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…
Near the end of the Saga-Toriimoto Preserved Street is the pathway leading up to Adashino Nenbutsuji Temple. The stone steps leading up to the temple…
Continue reading → Kyoto 2019: Adashino Nenbutsuji Temple (化野念仏寺)
I didn’t quite feel like calling it a night after visiting Asakusa, so I took the subway across town to see Shibuya again. The entire…
When I left the sumo arena after they day’s tournament was over it was getting dark outside and I headed over to Asakusa to take…
I got back to the sumo arena just after 2:00pm and by then it was a completely different scene than what it had been earlier…
Continue reading → Tokyo 2019: Afternoon Sumo Tournament Matches
After spending some time watching the morning sumo tournament matches I left the sumo arena to do a little sightseeing before returning for the afternoon…
Every September there is a two-week national sumo tournament held in Tokyo and when I was in the city last year I was fortunate enough…
Continue reading → Tokyo 2019: Morning Sumo Tournament Matches
One morning while I was in Tokyo I stopped by Zojoji Temple before beginning a day trip down to Kamakura (which I’ll cover in a…
While at Odaiba Beach I noticed a park area across the water from where I was sitting and that it could be reached on foot.…
After my quick stop in Shibuya I went down to Odaiba Island in Tokyo Bay. Odaiba is an artificial island and since it’s oftentimes not…