Blogs from Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - page 11

Well, today we are leaving Tokyo for the first time and going to Yokohama to stay one night. It's 25km south of central Tokyo, but it takes close to 2 hours or so to get there. I'm going to upload pictures from yesterday (Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo Stock Exchange, and Tokyo Tower) to my computer while on the bullet train to Yokohama and they should be up on the blog later today along with a more detailed post. Walter... read more

Hello dear readers. It has been a couple of days since my last post. I've had limited down time in a hotel in recent days so haven't had a chance to update you on recent activities. Most of the last 2 days (Sunday & Monday) has been taken up with traveling to destinations. On Sunday I left my Hiroshima hotel around 0945 to head to the station to catch the Shinkansen back to Tokyo. The trip had to be done in 2 parts as the Hikari Shinkansen does not operate a direct service from Hiroshima to Tokyo. I had to jump off at Shin-Oska (i've learned that the word Shin is in reference to "new" or the new part of the city so Shin-Osaka refers to the newer part of Osaka) which is about 1 hour ... read more

Last night we went to Kokubunji (I think) area and had dinner at Acadia. While the food was good, the neighbor was very different, it was like a mix of video game arcades, porn shops with curtained entrances, and tons of people on the streets trying to sell you stuff.....Oh, and the whole place looked like Times Square on crack., soooo many lights everywhere! This morning we had breakfast at the hotel since most cafes don't even open until 10am. The travel guide wasn't joking when they said it was more expensive. The food was a wonderful blend of western and Japanese food. Next we headed to Tshukiji fish market, what a whirlwind. There we people pulling carts and guys driving forklifts everywhere busy packing up all the fish and hauling it away. Also, there were ... read more

Hello from Tokyo. Arrival was interesting... Quarantine came on board in hazmat suits, zapped us with infrared cameras and gave us all masks and kept us waiting almost an hour. Poor people near row 18 (3 up and back) had to stay behind cuz some kid in row 18 was sick! Got out as soon as they gave us the clear only to be stopped again (media was there too!). Anyway...made it into Tokyo finally. Have been having a great time. Lots of eating, lots of shopping (the usual for me I guess?!). Wandered between Shinjuku, Harajuku & Shibuya first day. Yesterday went to see the Chiba Marines. Baseball team 2 hours away from Shinjuku. Was loads of fun. Gotta go...will try to add more later. Kampai!... read more

After a long flight i arrive at Narita Airport @ 8.45am. I am exhausted, thanks to another night of crap sleep & jet-lagged to fuck. I get my bags and go through customs. I am really looking forward to getting back to my hotel for a shower, shit & kip. The guyatcustoms seems very suspicious but i suppose it is all part of the job. I am a Gaijen after all! I decide to get the coach into Tokyo as it seems the cheapest option, it is 1 hr 30 minutes to Shinjuku so i doze on the bus. I wake up right at the station and miss the drive in. In Shinjuku i am fucked. I am completely lost, bewildered, have no map, none of the taxi drivers speak English and it is baking hot. ... read more