When we lived in Tokyo we had a Saturday morning ritual of sushi at an authentic Japanese sushi restaurant in Kanda. We last ate there over 20 years ago but I knew Robert was keen to see if it still existed, so after a hard morning (for him) wandering the funky shopping streets of Harajuku,…
Hurrah, it stopped raining and we woke to bright blue sky & sunshine, which makes exploring Tokyo much easier, umbrellas can really slow you down. It was a mix of old & new today: sumo, which we never managed to catch while we were here, followed by dinner at the New York Grill in the…
The photos show what it is we loved about Tokyo
We’ve been on two planes, two trains and overcome a number of challenging ticket machines to arrive at our destination. We’ve learnt that alcohol (particularly in transit) can really take the edge off the journey. A quick shower (& a small snooze) then we ventured out and loving Tokyo
Continue readingTrains, planes and God it’s a long way to Tokyo
All my bags are packed. I’m ready to go, or more accurately we’re ready to go. I had planned to take photos of our bags at check-in, but the stress of wrestling with bag drop meant the bags were sailing off to Haneda before I’d managed to get the phone out of my rucksack (mental…
Robert has long since realised that travelling light is not a concept I am going to embrace, but having spied the growing pile of ‘essential’ kit on the spare bedroom bed, he felt obliged to issue a small reminder that I am expected to carry my own bag. I will admit to feeling slightly aggrieved.…
Continue readingWhat do you mean I can’t take all of this with me…
Well it’s been nearly two years in the planning and there can’t be any of our friends who we haven’t bored with the details, but this time next week we will be boarding a flight for the first leg of our Rugby World Cup 2019 Adventure. It’s been 19 years since I left Tokyo with…
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