Today, having got back from Kyoto last night on the bullet train, we spent about 3 hours traveling round various parts of Tokyo looking for a capsule hotel, specifically one which accepts both boys and girls! Capsule hotels, incase you’ve not heard of them before, are tiny little compartments you can sleep in, and thats [...]
So we had our second round trip on the bullet train, this time as part of a tour going down to Hiroshima and Miyojima. Miyojima first- this is a small island just across from Hiroshima which we had to get a ferry for across a little stretch of water where they catch oysters-
naturally the island [...]
Internationally renowned for it’s immense speed, today we went on the bullet train! We’ve traveled from Hiyoshi by Yokohama to Kyoto which took just under 2 hours- the google map linked there reckons this should be about 4 hours sans-bullet train!
The train itself does look proper futuristic from the outside, and the inside is really spacious- but [...]
Well i finally got a new camera and it’s awesome- it’s another Canon, a few models up from my old one (rest in peace) and its a proper jap exclusive- an IXY as opposed to IXUS, so you can ony get them in Japan. Swank.
So today we booked a trip out to Kyoto for the [...]
This is part 2 of the article- so if you havn’t already, read part 1 first, below!
We slept until 3:30 and i awoke with a massive head ache from dehydration i think- but despite this i felt like a new man- i was ready! Tash’s asthma was really bad though and she was really tired- [...]
In Japan Mount Fuji is referred to as Fujisan which translates to Mr. Fuji. I’m not sure if this is because of the religious significance of Mount Fuji, or if it’s the Japanese obsession with having to make everything a character (almost everything has eyes and a smiley mouth on it in adverts!)
Yesterday [...]
Pah- Mount Fuji’s 3,776 meters (Twelve THOUSAND, three HUNDRED and eighty five feet) conquered! Only minor casualties;
Tash now has a cold – probably from me (tee hee hee)
My camera which Tash dropped in the toilet (karma i guess…)
and i have some horribly painful blisters – cheers 1000 mile socks!
It was awesome, at times quite emotional [...]
Today we had a lay in until like 11:30 which after the last few days of non stop sight seeing and shopping was a welcome break. This is, afterall, a holiday.
When we eventually did get up and about, after a hearty breakfast/lunch provided by Satoko’s culinary gifted mum we headed out to Shibuya (at the [...]
So yes- Today we went to McDonalds in Japan to use their fine Water Closet facilities– turns out McDonalds is on the cutting edge of shitter technology in Japan– This is the “Control Panel” to our “Shower Toilet”
Complex, no?
The first thing you notice when you squeeze in the, admittedly tiny, cubicle (my only complaint) is [...]
Today we once more took to the Railways, which we are now veterans of (ish), and made our way to Akiajbara– known on English speaking maps and tour guides as “Electric Town”, with Satoko.
Incidently, if you ever go to Japan the easiest way to use the trains and busses is by getting a “pasmo” card [...]
