Tokyo 2019: Shibuya Crossing
Right next to Shibuya Station is a large intersection known as Shibuya Crossing. Each time the traffic is halted a couple thousand people cross the…
Right next to Shibuya Station is a large intersection known as Shibuya Crossing. Each time the traffic is halted a couple thousand people cross the…
If you’re ever in Shibuya be sure to keep an eye out for a statue of a dog near the southeast corner of Shibuya Crossing.…
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…
Continue reading → Tokyo 2019: Zojoji Temple (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…
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…
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…
Continue reading → Hakone 2019: Doing it all again before departure
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…
Continue reading → Hakone 2019: A quick ride to finish the day
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…
When I got back to Togendai Station I went down to the pier to catch one of the sightseeing boats that cruises around Lake Ashinoko.…
The rain had come to a stop when I woke up on my first morning in Hakone but it would resume before I headed out…