It is 10:44 AM and I’m sitting at a Mister Donut near Yanaka Ginza. As usual I woke up very early, got my sento and was out the door. The first stop was Shinjuku to learn the station layout. With my family arriving I want to know where I am going and the station is…… Continue reading Tokyo Trip 2024 – Day 2
Month: June 2024
Tokyo Trip 2024 – Day 1
It is wonderful to be back in Tokyo again. It was a very long flight but my energy returned once I stepped off the plane. Even though I come here every summer there are always things I forget with the first being if I should take Skyliner or the Keisei line from Narita. Skyliner was…… Continue reading Tokyo Trip 2024 – Day 1
Lark Rise to Candleford
I’ve recently been enjoying first person accounts of life in simple villages in England and Japan which I’ve posted about a few entries previous to this one. This was a pretty long read and I learned there is actually a TV series based on the book from the BBC. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lark_Rise_to_Candleford_(TV_series) I don’t have much…… Continue reading Lark Rise to Candleford