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There’s something I didn’t mention in the previous blog that perhaps I should have. (Hyperbolic intro, boiiii). Millions of readers have been writing in to ask me; why the bloody hell did you go to Yamanouchi, you idiot? A fair question, and one I will answer right now. Well, in the next sentence. Here, lookContinue reading “Yamanouchi ➜ Tokyo”

We checked out of Hamacho hotel for the first of four times in the holiday, and made our way to Ueno Park with no real plan. It was rather warm for a mid-November day, with cloudless skies. We entered the park and were faced with a map. “Boating lake”. YES! Get in! Love that shit.Continue reading “Tokyo (Ueno Park) ➜ Yamanouchi”

We began the day taking a short ride to Yanaka, a district that’s preserved its history a little more than most areas of Tokyo. First stop; Tennō-ji temple. This was to be our first visit to a temple or shrine in Japan. We apprehensively walked up to the gate, noticing there was nobody around expectContinue reading “Tokyo day #2; Yanaka, Rikugien Gardens, Koenji”

Ok, welcome back. Sitting comfortably? More comfortably than Julie was in business class? I doubt that. We arrived at Tokyo Station at around noon and decided we’d walk 30 minutes to our hotel rather than jump on another tube. Immediately, we fell foul to the infamous citidels that these Tokyo stations embody. Google Maps tellsContinue reading “Tokyo day #1; Nihonbashi, Akihabara.”

“So Adam”, I hear you bellow, “tell us what happened on your holiday. I can’t wait to see what tremendous prose you throw our way!”. Well, thanks for asking. Lots happened. “Tell us, tell us!”. Alright, alright. For those that don’t know, I went to Japan in November for just over 2 weeks with myContinue reading “Heathrow ➜ Tokyo”