Blogs from Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - page 2

We are hurtling to the airport on the 16.40 Narita Express, Tuesday afternoon in Tokyo blurring by. We missed all this with our late night arrival. The darkness from two weeks ago is filled with city and suburbs. The train line is part of life with no buffer zone between track and buildings to speak of. They don't have the luxury of space we take for granted back home. The houses get bigger and the apartment blocks fewer as we get closer to Narita. Space is still at a premium with car pack stackers still common. Rice paddies and bamboo forests now surround the houses and people go about their daily lives. I see a farmer walking on the ridge between two paddies with his dog in tow and children, finished school for the day are ... read more

We took a rest day yesterday- what better way to begin the new year than by sleeping in, eating Japanese 2 minutes noodles and watching TV. Japanese television is very different. It may be the language barrier, by I don't quite understand what the genres of their shows are- many shows seem to be comedy/ drama/ game show? They televised an eating contest between Japan and America one afternoon. It wasn't long before cabin fever hit (the hotel room is smaller than our bedroom at home in all its entireity. We decided to walk down to the entertainment suburb of Kabukicho. Kabakicho is flooded with lights sounds and people. When the 'little green man' flashes everyone crosses in any direction. We came across a British pub and decided to have a pint. The atmosphere was very ... read more

Sayonora Japan, it's been amazing. Lufthansa....we need to have words.... What better way to start the last day than with being unable to find the restaurant we wanted to find. If there's one thing I'd change about Japan it's making places easier to find. Most roads don't have names, numbers are all over the shop and not a lot makes sense, including the maps. Maybe it's all part of what makes Japan Japan though but when you're carrying a rucksack and a backpack it ain't much fun. We did find a nice restaurant to have our last meal in though nonetheless. We sat at a table and ordered our food from a screen. No sushi this time but a variety of dishes for a few quid each. It was all good and we were still trying ... read more

Hello my fellow travellers! This morning I said my goodbyes to Ryosuke and thanked him for his kind hospitality, I've had an absolute blast the two evenings that I've spent with him. Since he'll be busy for tonight I'll instead stay my last night in Tokyo with a German guy, Christian, who lives in Minato. That will actually be very convenient for me since that's the part of Tokyo where I'll be spending tomorrow before I go to Shizuoka. Anyway, for today I began by going to Shibuya, primarily to visit Meiji Jingū, but also to see the area in general as it's a very famous part of Tokyo. As I came to Shibuya Eki I found myself in one of the busiest transport hub in the world with an average of 2.4 million travellers every ... read more

みんな、久しぶりですね〜！ Hi friends, it's been a while! Sorry about that >__... read more