Tokyo 2019 (November visit): One last round
I woke up on my final day in Tokyo and had some trouble getting out of bed. The journey across Japan and Korea would be…
Continue reading → Tokyo 2019 (November visit): One last round
I woke up on my final day in Tokyo and had some trouble getting out of bed. The journey across Japan and Korea would be…
Continue reading → Tokyo 2019 (November visit): One last round
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…
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…
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…
Continue reading → Tokyo 2019: Kaminarimon and Nakamise at night
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…
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…
Right next to Sensoji Temple is Asakusa Shrine (if you’re standing outside of Sensoji and facing the front entrance then the shrine is on the…
At the end of the Nakamise shopping street is the Hozomon Gate that leads to Sensoji Temple. Sensoji is Tokyo’s oldest temple, having been originally…
After taking some quick photos of the Kaminarimon Gate, I started making my way down the Nakamise shopping street. Nakamise is lined with dozens of…
It was early evening when I arrived at Narita Airport in Japan and by the time I got to my accommodations in Tokyo it was…