TOKYO’S TEMPLES, SHRINES & CEMETERIES It seems the sunny spring weather we ordered went astray…. We woke this morning to cloudy skies, drizzle and temperatures barely above freezing (it was exactly 4 degrees Celsius here this morning). Seems a large front of cold, wet weather has just […]
SAKURA SPOTTING IN SHINJUKU-GYOEN We awoke this morning to a warm, sunny spring day here in Tokyo – the perfect kind of day to go hanami (i.e. flower viewing)! Hanami is serious business here in Japan, with thousands of locals visiting parks during spring to hold […]
THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER ADVENTURE… Welcome back to Tokyo blog fans! We’re back in Shinjuku, amongst the neon lights, traffic, chaos and fun of one of Tokyo’s liveliest areas. This is the starting point for our 2015 travel adventure and we’re SUPER excited to be starting out on […]
Our last day in Tokyo was a cacophony of colour and crowds. Howdy fans! Today was our final day in this mega-metropolis; we wanted to end our Tokyo sojourn with a full sensory immersion into this city’s young, hip, cool and funky side. So we started with a pre-breakfast […]
A rainy visit to Hakone. After almost a week of clouds and drizzle, today was our first day of genuine rain. Big fat wet drops of summer rain. The up-side: the rain kept temperarures down to a very pleasant 21°C. The down-side: we had our tickets prebooked for […]
Wandering Soles 