After a break, I got back into doing the temple thing during ‘O-shogatsu’ (the Japanese New Year celebrations), and what better place to do it […] Read More
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I’ll be disappearing for 3 days this weekend, to go snowboarding in Hakuba. Resort reports claim it’s drowning in powder which sounds great! Definitely looking […] Read More
Well, despite a low snow fall rate here in Japan so far this winter, I managed to get three days in at Niseko in Hokkaido […] Read More
Just days before my first snow board trip next Monday, and it finally looks like the winter is here. The snow has been later than […] Read More
After a few years here in Japan, I finally got around to sorting out my Japanese driver’s license. To be honest, in most cases, driving […] Read More
Just a couple of weeks after Tokyo Mayor Ishihara – one of my favourite people – condemned the Chinese rocket programme as using old technology, […] Read More
Quick note – another earthquake at 4am this morning, which we successfully slept through. A friend who lives on the 28th floor of his apartment […] Read More
Well, as has become a rather disturbing trend here in Japan, today we had rather a strong quake. Estimates seem to place it at about […] Read More
It’s November, which always reminds me that soon, it’ll be December, and that means time for snowboarding. I spent a few hours in Jimbouchou today […] Read More
One of the best things about living in Japan, and specifically Tokyo is the excellent ADSL and broadband connectivity. After 2 years with ADSL at […] Read More