Nokogiriyama
I did a day trip from Toyko to Nokogiriyama (Sawtooth mountain) in Chiba prefecture. It is a mountain with an interesting viewing platform with a great view. The mountain also has a temple that is home to the largest Buddha …
Category: Travel
Tokyo Computer Games Show
On the way to Tokyo I stopped at Shizuoka. Near Higashi-Shizuoka railway station they’ve assembled a giant Gundam robot. All hail our new robotic overlords. In Tokyo I visited the Tokyo Game Show, the biggest computer games expo in the …
Faceless Baby Monkey Towns
I arrived in Japan a couple of weeks ago. I visited friends in Osaka and then went out to Kanazawa. It has one of Japan’s most famous gardens – Kenrokuen. Then I stayed overnight in Shirakawa-Go in Gifu Prefecture. The …