Mountains and Lakes
Lake Kawaguchi or 河口湖 is the largest and best known lake around Mt Fuji. However the region has four smaller lakes spread around the
The Weight of the Past
Berlin was bleak. The skies were grey, the trees bare and the city lacked colour. Snow flurries floated by the windows as my
A Kaleidoscope into the past
Sawara 佐原 creeped into my consciousness through a blog about little known tourist spots in Japan. The site described Sawara as a remote
Every Shade of Nice
I was on a streetcar when I caught the conversation, an elderly lady talking to a man, similar in age with a high
Walls of Ice(三十槌の氷柱）
The Chichibu region lies to North-West of Tokyo and lis located in the Saitama prefecture. The region is made of forested mountains and
Autumn’s Cold embrace
Narita San shines bright during autumn, the foliage dressing up the surroundings. Join me on a walk through the beauty.
Before the Fall Autumn Colours in Nikko(日光紅葉）
The Japanese language has a word to describe the splendour of Autumn Colours, Koyo(紅葉). The difficulty in describing the word Koyo is as
Cafe on the cliff
I discovered the Misaki Cafe by accident while searching for the route to Mt Nokogiriyama . The route goes through the Tokyo Aqualine
Riding the Typhoon Precursor
Typhoon Nanmadol was inching close to Kyushu when we set out on our drive to Shonandai. The hotel had been booked a few