Tag: Tokyo
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Dan in Japan: Day 5
New year’s day. After the long walk home from Shibuya last night, I don’t rouse from my slumber until almost midday. I can’t remember the last time I slept in that late; it’s certainly got to be a few years. Happily, I’m not stiff or achey, and I’m feeling well-rested. The weather is not so…
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Dan in Japan: Day 4
It’s new year’s eve. As it is a Sunday, I don’t set an alarm and I wake up a little later than usual. I spend the morning arranging my onward flights to Bali and Australia, since I have only just realised that I need to make sure I have a ticket. Such has been the…
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Dan in Japan: Day 3
I feel I’ve seen enough of Tokyo’s city districts now. While I was walking through Shinjuku last night I decided that now it’s time to see some temples or gardens – something that isn’t wide roads with lots of people but is more serene an Japanese-y. I studied the map on the subway ride to…
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Dan in Japan: Day 2
I’m surprised when I wake up that I am not aching all over. Yesterday I did 27,500 steps around Tokyo in my Loake Burford boots, and I am fully expecting to be stiff and aching but I’m feeling surprisingly sprightly. My plan today is to go over to Ginza, Tokyo’s upscale shopping area, to have…
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Dan in Japan: Day 1
It’s 8.30 am in Tokyo, Japan. The sky is clear and a deep blue, and it is much warmer than it is in Seoul. It was minus 7 when I left Korea yesterday, and it’s around 10 degrees in Japan. I’ve had a good sleep after flying in last night, but I’m groggy as I…
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