Manchester Airport
10 июля 2016 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
My Journey begins. I'm all checked in now. Bought a watch because silly me forgot to bring my other one. Oh well it was a "That'll do".
Transfer at Amsterdam
10 июля 2016 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Narita Airport
11 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Just got off my flight from Amsterdam. Good selection of movies on flight. Watched The Jungle Book but when you decide to watch Carol on the in flight sat next to an old Japanese couple and a fullЧитать далее
The Narita Express
11 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
So I got right off the plane and headed straight for the ticket office to get my rail pass. The lovely lady then booked me onto the Narita Express to Ikebukuro right away. I was worried that IЧитать далее
Reached my Hotel
11 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
It didn't take me long to reach my hotel. It's not even a 10 minute walk from Ikebukuro station. It's not a massive room. Kind of the size of a student dorm room but it does have a double bed and aЧитать далее
Godzilla strikes!
11 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
So I was just having a wander around Kabukicho and Godzilla pops over the cinema to say hello therefore proving to all the haters that he does exist.
Friends reunited
11 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
I decided to hop the train a couple of stops to Shinjuku for a little wander round. It was starting to get dark so I knew the neon lights would be out soon. My friend Sayaka, who I met on my ScotlandЧитать далее
My first Tokyo Morning
12 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
I've just got up nice and early to start my trip. First stop will be Yanaka Cemetery.
First Tokyo Morning cont.
12 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Chilling up high
12 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
It's been rather a hot one today so far. Sun shining and very humid. I started my morning off by hopping the Yamanote line to Nippori so I could have a walk around Yanaka Cemetery. It was nice to beЧитать далее
Melting on a man made beach
12 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Travelling on from the fantastic views at Seaside Top I arrived at Odaiba. I was a bit peckish so I stopped off and bought some onigiri to snack on then made my way towards the river. Turns out thereЧитать далее
Gotta Catch em' all!
13 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
I was due to meet my friend Noriko today but I had a little bit of time before that so I took a stroll to the Pokémon Mega Centre. It was amazing! Shelves head to toe with Pokémerch and the actualЧитать далее
Meeting an old friend
13 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
After my trip to the Pokémon Centre I hopped on a train to Shinjuku and met with my friend Noriko. I can't believe we have known each other for 10 years now. We made our way to Roppongi Hills asЧитать далее
Criss Crossing
13 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
My friend Noriko offered to take me on a little walk through Shibuya to Harajuku. It was great seeing the Shibuya crossing (the one in all the movies) again. We then moved onto Ometosando where NorikoЧитать далее
So many People
13 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
After my little splurge at Kiddyland we then made our way to Harajuku. It was SO busy, wading through a sea of people. All you can see down the main street is people's heads. I don't remember it beingЧитать далее
Last minute food plans
13 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
I finished my day with Noriko and took myself back to the hotel when I got a message from my friend Sayaka asking if I wanted to meet with her for dinner after she finished work. We arranged for me toЧитать далее
Shinagawa, Japan
14 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Today I was to be heading to Nikko. My friend Agasei wanted me to meet her at Shinagawa and then set off from there. This meant I had to brave the rush hour crush on the train from Ikebukuro. At firstЧитать далее
Taito, Japan
14 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
My friend Agasei and I switched trains at Asakusa where we went to the tourism office to book a round trip and attraction ticket. I wasn't exactly sure which ticket Agasei chose really but we set offЧитать далее
Unfortunate ticket choices
14 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We arrived at Tobu Nikko station and got ourselves a bus ticket to travel around the area. I was really aware of the time as I knew the ticket type we had could only be used on certain trains. WeЧитать далее
Onsen spa time
14 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We arrived at the spa and got changed into the brown hotel comfy clothes. Agasei wasn't too fond of the outfit as she preferred to wear yukata. Our room had 2 small double beds, a small tatami areaЧитать далее
Around the World in a Day
15 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We woke up 7am bright and early and went for our buffet breakfast. Agasei got a lot of food and she managed most of it. She must have been starving because she missed dinner the day before. That setЧитать далее
The Shiny New Tower
15 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Agasei and I were on the train back from Nikko and out ticket allowed us to stop off at the Tokyo Skytree station so we thought we would check it out. I was still unsure whether I wanted to go upЧитать далее
The Red Torii
16 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
I woke up intending to head to Meiji-jingu, however I didn't feel to good when I got up so I stayed back at the hotel until I felt right. I decided not to see Meiji-jingu and headed straight for HeiЧитать далее
Hibiya Park and a Mini Monster
16 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
From Hei Shrine I made my way through Hibiya Park which is the first western style park in Tokyo. It's mad having these little parks dotted around in amongst the shops and office buildings. I made myЧитать далее
Shopping anyone?
16 июля 2016 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Most tourists come to Ueno for the park zoo and museums. I did the whole thing on my previous trip, but I didn't really want to stay here too long so I decided to just have a short walk round an areaЧитать далее





















































































