Tag Archives: Japan

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Meiji Shrine and the Streets of Aoyama, Tokyo

It’s overcast and smoggy again this morning, with rain predicted in the afternoon. Today’s plan is to visit the Meiji Shrine in the afternoon, with a wander around the streets of Aoyama in the evening. […]

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Yoyogi Park and Yokohama

Around Tokyo I’ve walked 75km in 4 days, and my little toes are officially sore. It’s a “rest” day today, with nothing planned other than replacing the pair of Ray Ban sunglasses I bought in […]

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A Day in East Kyoto

With no fixed plans for the next 5 days, and a sense that if I head to Kawaguichiko today it will be phenomenally busy, I settle on a day trip to Kyoto. Or a half […]

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Tokyo, and around Shinjuku

Early Arrival in Tokyo QF25 is slightly delayed leaving Sydney for Tokyo, but only 10 minutes late landing at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo at 05:25am. 6 full days in Tokyo with a series of […]

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Showa Kinen Park, Tachikawa, Tokyo

It’s a clear autumn day in Tokyo, with a weather forecast of 16 degrees, which bodes well for a trip to Showa Memorial Park. Mt Fuji is visible in the distance and appears to have […]

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Shin-Yokohama

I enjoyed my first trip to Tokyo at Easter so much that I’m returning for a long weekend. QF25 to Tokyo Haneda airport is uneventful, taking off from Sydney ‘almost’ on time, and landing on […]