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Mechakucha めちゃくちゃ
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The blog-worthy events of a foreign resident of Hachiyama-cho, Tokyo - visitors to Japan might get a few ideas for some places to go and things to do.
- Author: David Wilson
- Listed in: Travel Lifestyle
- Tags: travel hiking japan tokyo bushwalking mechakucha
Recent Posts
Ginkgo trees
Ginkgo trees (ichou 銀杏) turn a resplendant bright yellow in autumn. The ginkgo trees in Hibiya Park are looking rather impressive this week. These photos are from lunchtime today. Share: Related posts:Vivid ...
Political sound trucks
On my way from the office yesterday, I found the Japanese opposition leader, Mr Tanigaki, atop a minibus parked outside Shimbashi Station, with microphone in hand and loudspeakers blaring in mid-political speech. He was drawing a larger crowd tha...
Vivid autumn in Nara
The Japanese love their four seasons. So unique, some people apparently think, that I’ve sometimes been asked whether or not my country has four seasons too. But the koyo (紅葉) – coloured leaves – is a time when the trees pu...
Unagi restaurant
A week or so ago, I went with friends to a old Edo era restaurant, in a kura style building. It was just near Tokyo Tower, which for some reason was lit up blue that night. The food came out in a lacquer box. What was inside? Unagi! Eel! No...
Traffic jam to the mountaintop
I’m sure many people could smugly tell me that a sunny Sunday in the peak of autumn is NOT the right day to visit Hakone for solitude. I should have known that I’d spend the entire day in one form of traffic jam or another. But I n...
Through the snow to the Falcon’s Nest
Ever wanted a falcon’s view of Mt Fuji and the surrounding ranges? Takanosu-yama (鷹ノ巣山) – translated as Falcon’s Nest Mountain – offers just a commanding view, good enough for a falcon. On an unseasonably cold, bu...
interesting .......... keep it up
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