In August 2018 Dan and I moved to Tokyo. We’ve both been privilidged to celebrate our 32nd birthdays here and and enjoy all of the city living a mega metropolis like Tokyo offers. Enabling this move has been my job; teaching English at a university in central Tokyo. My contract runs from term to term,…
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Swifty Does It: Turning 32 in Style
Screw turning 32. The title of my memoir? A little early perhaps… Anyway, there was NO chance I was going to do something sensible for my 32nd birthday. Nice meal out? Do one. Visit a gallery? No thanks. Instead I embarked on a rather more teenage adventure of…Taylor Swift in concert, plus alcohol (I am…
Friends in Tokyo
It is fair to say that Japan is pretty far from our UK home. Therefore, we don’t expect many friends from home to visit, so when they do it is particularly special. James and Jade came along to holiday with us in August 2017 and next up comes the wonderful Sally in October 2018. Hanging…
I Spy Mount Fuji
Fuji-san or Mount Fuji is one of Japan’s most iconic volcanos. It’s symetrical shape and illusive nature appeals to tourists and locals alike. Since moving to Tokyo over three months ago (let’s just take a moment to address how insane it is that THREE months have passed…) we have been on a bit of a…
Traversing Tokyo: Cafe Culture In West Tokyo
With millennial culture taking over, there has been a huge rise in the cafe and art of coffee. In fact, in true generational style, Dan and I are considering setting up ‘coffee shop’ on our return to the UK (whenever that will be…) As the worlds largest city, in is therefore no surprise that Tokyo…
New Job, New Self
About three weeks ago I started a new job in Tokyo. I’m now teaching as an English Intructor in a well known Japanese university. I get to plan my own classes and I’m responsible for my own time and each lesson. The schedule is taxing, but I’ve finally, after a very long gap, got my…
Sports Bar in Roppongi F1 2018
A year ago Dan and I were sat at Suzuka circuit in Japan enjoying the F1 live, whilst furiously tutting at the group of tall Dutch men in front of us who kept insisting on putting up their brollys. The cheek. Eventually our tutting drove them away, never to be seen again. Thus, in 2017…
Tattoo Dan
Japan is renowned for its dislike of tattoos. You’ll often see signs indicating they are banned from various places like gyms and onsens (Japanese public baths). It links back to organised crime and the stigma has failed to be shaken off by tattoo loving westerners or alternative Japanese youth. So what better place to ink…
Team LAB / LAN
Dan and I have always called ourselves Team LAN. Get it? It’s and easy one. So when we arrived in Tokyo looking for treats to enjoy of course the *almost the same name* art event by Team LAB called out to us. Plus it is based on Audio Visual tech and, well, you know Dan……
Terry the Turtle
Since arriving in Tokyo I have got back into running for enjoyment. So a couple of times a week I head over to our local park and take a few turns on the running circuit. At the moment Japan is still in it’s summer season with the temperatures regularly reaching 30+ in Tokyo. This means…