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An Epic Journey - Katsuura, Chiba
First of all, I apologise for the recent lack of activity here. For a variety of reasons I lost focus on the blog over the last 12 months or so. The blog became hard work and thus the number of posts...
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Naha's castle - Shuri castle (Shurijo - Naha, Okinawa 首里城)
As you know from a post last year (Charlies tacos), I took a trip down to Okinawa with good friend Tetsuya. One of the places that we wanted to visit was Shuri castle.Shuri castle was built back in...
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Kyoto revisited - Arashiyama
Hi everyone. Just a really brief post. I am currently in Kyoto for about a week. More posts will follow, however I wanted to do a quick post today to talk about an experience I had today. Almost 5...
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Kyoto revisited - Gion
One of the most iconic (and thus one of the most crowded) places in Kyoto is Gion. This district kind of sums up Kyoto. Traditional, old, beautiful, and historic. It is one of the busiest places in...
View Article2018 Shimokitazawa curry fes
Just a quick heads up about the Shimokitazawa curry festival. This is a yearly event in which many restaurants, cafes, bars etc in the Shimokitazawa area create their own unique curry dish. It is on...
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2018 Shimokitazawa curry fes the first visit (下北沢カレーフェス).
Yesterday I jumped on the train with an empty stomach and headed off to Shimokitazawa to sample some of the curries on offer. When you get to Shimokitazawa exit the station and start walking. Pretty...
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2018 Shimokitazawa curry fes the second visit (下北沢カレーフェス).
It was inevitable that I made a second trip back to Shimokitazawa for round 2 of the curry fes so off I went again. Now I recently moved and now it is over an hour from home to Shimokitazawa (oh the...
View ArticleI'm back!!
Hi! Long time no see, and what a journey the last 2 years have been. If you had been a regular reader / follower of my blog you haven't heard from me in a year and a half and you would have noticed...
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Covid-19 update - The best laid plans
For about 1/3 of my working life I was an English teacher and I loved doing that. I miss that job and I miss all of my students (some of whom will be reading this. Hi!! I am doing well.). It will...
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Gyoza Stadium - Sunshine City, Ikebukuro
I have mentioned numerous times here that the Japanese love their food, adore it and even build food themed attractions to celebrate their food. I have written about one such "food theme park", the...
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Immerse yourself in old town charm - Gujo Hachiman: a true traditional...
I have a folder in my bookmarks on my computer titled "blog places". Whenever I stumble across something that looks interesting and looks worth a visit I save it there. I often forget that the folder...
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2020 Shimokitazawa curry festival ( 下北沢カレーフェス)
Hi again! I'm back! Now, if you are regular readers of this blog you will know that I no longer live in Japan. I moved back to Australia last year. Since then, I have been wondering what to do...
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