Tokyo 2019: Rainbow Bridge at night
At night I went down to Odaiba, which is an artificial island in Tokyo Bay that I like to visit when I want to get…
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Tokyo 2019: Meiji Shrine (November visit)
Walking north from Shibuya, I eventually reached the southeastern entrance of Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine. This is the most popular entry point for the shrine, partly…
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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…
Tokyo 2019: Hachiko Statue
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.…
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…
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…
Nagoya 2019: Nagoya Castle (名古屋城)
I had spent so much time doing day trips out of Nagoya that I ended up only having time for a single bit of sightseeing…
Nagoya 2019: Suntory Pop White Soda
Back in Nagoya I came across a vending machine that had a type of Japanese soda that I hadn’t tried yet. It was Suntory Pop…
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