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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
Autumn at Mitake-san again
Mitake-san is a mountain in western Tokyo Prefecture with a grand, old Shinto shrine on top. It’s become sort of the place in the hills that I head towards when I’m not imaginative to head anywhere else. Tried and trusted, there is a...
Sake & mama-chari samurai
A weekend visiting old storehouses doesn’t sound that interesting, but when the storehouses contain sake breweries with tasting opportunities, things look a whole lot brighter. It also helps that the storehouses are traditional old structu...
Fuji-san & the cosmos
The cosmos were blooming on the shores of Kawaguchi-ko, and the late afternoon sun was shining on Fuji-san. I bought a new guidebook recently, which describes hikes near Tokyo that end at onsens. The cosmos was kind to us yesterday, by providi...
Rainbow Bridge to Odaiba
I found out recently that it’s possible to walk across the Rainbow Bridge. On a nice sunny afternoon, what better way to explore Tokyo than walk across the bridge to Odaiba? On reaching Odaiba, I found old Edo-period fortifications, a beach...
Looking down on Tokyo
Looking down on Tokyo? Only from the Sky Deck of the Mori Tower at Roppongi Hills, which at 270 metres above sea level, offers some better than ordinary vistas of the megatropolis skyline. I had some complimentary tickets to the observation deck ...
Waterways of Osaka
Who knew that Osaka looks so much better from the water? I revisited some old favourite places during the Silver Week holiday but saw them from a whole new angle. And the significance of the giant rubber duck? I have no idea; it was just fl...
interesting .......... keep it up
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