Lost in Translation?
Sometimes even correct words and proper grammar can cause some confusion in translation. This is a sign from the Sky Cafe in the 296.3m high Landmark Tower in Yokohama. Here […]
Tokyo Coffee Trail: #1 Maruyama Coffee
As an addition to my own coffee spot recommendations, here is one from Tokyo. The blog is well worth a read for other coffee recommendations, as well as for a […]
Tokyo, a City of Contrasts
Tokyo is a city of many contrasts… …of high and low . …of traditional and modern . …of crazy and cute . …of sleek and ramshackle: .. …of natural and […]
Train travel in Japan
I love travelling by train. I use it whenever I can for business travel in Britain, and I use it to travel further afield if the cost isn’t excessively higher than the flight for the same […]
The Green Grass of Fuji Five Lakes
The Fuji Five Lakes area is situated at the northern base of Mount Fuji. It makes the perfect stopover point from which to climb Mount Fuji. The five lakes (Kawaguchiko, Saiko, Yamanakako, Shojiko and Motosuko) […]
K is for… Kazaridaru
Kazaridaru means “decorated barrels” and refers to the sake barrels donated to Japanese temples. They serve a practical use, in that the sake is used at festivals and ceremonies but they […]
In the Pink
A selection of pink from around the world: Linked to Pink Saturday.
Fruit and veg around the world
It’s Sunday again and time to publish my contribution to this week’s Sunday Stills challenge. In Tunisia: In Scotland: In a supermarket in Los Angeles: A stall in Moscow: In […]
Hubbub on Mount Fuji
A somewhat chilly day on Mount Fuji and my overriding memory is of people, people everywhere: This is part of the Weekly Image of Life Challenge: People.
Love and Luck in Japan
At Japanese temples it is common to see racks of hand-inscribed votive plaques, or “ema” (絵馬). This is wishing Japanes style; the plaques could be asking for anything from a […]
Travel with Intent 