From February 14th to the 20th my sister, Katie, her husband, Steve, and their two little angels, Edward and Evelyn came to see us in Tokyo. We had a jam-packed few days showing of the best of Tokyo, and we become something of experts in “quick, where is the nearest play park, the kids need…
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Yayoi Kasuma Museum
In February Dan and I visited the Yayoi Kasuma Museum in Tokyo. Kasuma-san is an internationally known artist, recognised for her art work depicting polka dots and mushrooms. She also made international headlines a few years ago for her outspoken attitude and, somewhat, grumpy expression. She is a real modern-day example of a tortured artist!…
Moving On Out: Living In A Box
I’ve mentioned before that Dan and I live in a box in Tokyo. My family and friends know this, however it still seems to surprise them when I show them around our place or describe it. I knew we would be living it low-key in Tokyo as we had come from a four room apartment…
Second Bunk Bars
Dan and I recently took another walk around our local area. We really did accidentally nail it when we decided to move to Nakano ward, having never visited the area or West Tokyo… On our night-time stroll we found a street that time had preserved. It was a street of low doorways and inviting little…
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…
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…
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…
103 to 201
Why not make the big move to Tokyo a little more complicated? Just follow our failsafe method to ensure ultimate complications and maximum time spent in various bureaucratic nightmares. 1. Relocate to the worlds’ largest city without the help of an employer. 2. Move into a box disguising itself as an apartment. 3. Go to…