Excel Tokyu Yokohama
1-1-12 Minami Saiwai, Nishi-ku Yokohama, Kanagawa, Kanto, KA 220-000, Japan
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Yokohama, Japan
... that is when the majority of the young people dress up and spend the day in Harajuku socializing. The main street of Harajuku was still pretty cool though. It was lined with stores selling the crazy outfits. To me it looked like a street selling a whole bunch of Halloween costumes. The Internet cafes were crazy. They had booths with computers you could rent out for the night for a cheap place to stay with little beds and everything. They also ...
Tokyo and Mount Fuji
... trip and it was very comfortable and in a great location right by an onsen (a bathing facility using hot springs from the local volcano,Mount Fuji). The weather was sunny and clear (Mount Fuji was not shy as it is commonly known to be). And the fall leaves were at their peak. I have not seen such beautiful colours since living in Ottawa where the Gatineau Hills are.
The first day I took a day tour that the hostel put on. We went to ...
First stop, Typhoon, Tokyo & Mt. Fugi
... and there is always a chance! Nevertheless, grabbed some excellent photos as it was a clear day, allowing pictures of the peak which is covered by cloud 70% of the time. The day was a great end to a fantastic week, despite the rocky start. Colin headed on to Kyoto which sounds amazing and somewhere I want to visit in the future. For me it was back to Tokyo for a quick sleep and then off to Beijing for a somewhat unknown experience in China, which I nearly missed as I ...
Tokyo: Tuna, Temples, and Tranquility
... and Kool-Aid. This is a nice park, not beautifully manicured but a nice green-space escape from the noise, and a perfect place to write in my journal, theoretically. Instead, I drifted off on such meaningless questions as why the Brits (and French and Spanish…) “take decisions” while Americans “make decisions.” Does it indicate a difference in our general approach to life? How would the Japanese translate this ...
Tokyo Whirlwind
... and white, and we gazed out over a bright, slightly misty Tokyo; the glinting river and Tokyo Bay drawing the eye. We then took in Hama-riku Gardens, the only surviving Edo-period waterfront garden and an oasis of serenity, made all the more striking by the backdrop of silver Tokyo tower blocks. En route back to the hotel we stopped off at various sights including the Sony Showroom to look at their yet-to-be-launched gadgets, and the Tokyo International ...


