Exploring Japan 4/6

Akiharbara

The famed electronics district of Tokyo. A short visit, as we had tried again for sumo tickets. No luck - serious action needed here as...

So the first trip out, and I really wanted to grab tickets to the sumo! Sold out! We will need to try again, earlier. We did however find...

So our first day in Chiba, and we were exhausted from the travel. What better way to shake off some tiredness than another crazy baseball...

Tokyo here we come! We gave the bike keys back to Rateni (always an interesting conversation), said goodbye to our mini flat and loaded...

A Kobe day-trip, greeted by some interesting adverts It's quite a cool juxtaposition between busy streets and intersections... with the...

Ahhhh this was SO exciting. I have never watched a baseball game in my life, but certainly worth the experience - especially in Japan...

Osaka Castle! Another re-construction, but it has wonderful views. The original rocks are simply huge: Ok, so that WAS the biggest one,...

A trip to Kinkaku-ji. As per usual it started out with a really long walk from the train station. We should really figure out the buses....

Nara was the port of call for today! Why? This is why! It was a bit of a walk to the park we were aiming for, and on the way we found the...

Kobo-san Market only happens once a month on the 21st, and is a massive maze of a variety of stalls within the grounds of. The selection...