May - 2016

Tokyo Explorations!

A shrine to Japanese Water Goblins complete with preserved body parts. So it sounds kind of creepy. In reality Sougenji Kappa-Dera temple...

Another trip to Tokyo! This time to see the Imperial Palace. We stopped off for a quick picnic in the water fountain park. Then a long...

A short post for a lovely day. Yuriko is a lovely lady who takes people into her home to teach some Japanese recipes. What a great idea!...

Today's hunt was for the indoor/underground garden near Tokyo station at Pasona 02. It was quite easy to spot! It looks very...

Things are not as they seem. Especially here. 1. Imagine the tinkling music of an ice cream van. Excited? Sorry it is actually the bin...

So here we are at Yokohama! A port city it seems. We wondered on in, and I just had to take some photos of this super cute health food...

So in our time in Japan, we often resorted to the only food we could trust. The Bakery. It is a huge trend here, and each day they put...

So a bit of sightseeing again! We set our sights on Tokyo bay - Odaiba. The total entertainment district. The fuji TV building is pretty...

So we got up crazy early, and lined up at the ticket booth for over 2 hours. Yes! We got ticket! We met a couple from Colorado in the...

During the daytime, the fighters are lesser know, and have lower titles, so not many people stay to watch, but instead appear in the...