Randomwire Moves To Tokyo
Usually at the beginning of each year I write a ’new years resolutions’ post, but not in 2013 because the latter half of 2012 had been very…
Read articleTwo Weeks in Portugal
You may have noticed that the output of Randomwire has been a bit low this year to date. I have a huge backlog of interesting things…
Read articleKamakura Photo Walk – Afternoon
After my morning walk I decided to head to the lesser-visited eastern edge of Kamakura and then make my way back on foot to the center…
Read articleHow To Move Abroad
Moving house is just about the most stressful project you can undertake, moving abroad doubly so. At the outset it can feel overwhelming, taking months of stressful…
Read articleKamakura Temple Walk – Morning
50km south-west of Tokyo lies the small city of Kamakura (鎌倉市). Once the political capital of Japan during the Kamakura shogunate (a feudal military government), today it’s a…
Read articleA Week in Tokyo Part 8 – Sugamo
While Harajuku and Shibuya are squarely aimed at the younger generations in Tokyo, it’s easy to forget that Japan has an ageing population with more than…
Read articleA Week in Tokyo Part 7 – Yokohama
During my week in Japan last November I took a couple of trips outside the capital to nearby cities, the first being to Yokohama (横浜市) which…
Read articleA Week in Tokyo Part 6 – Ueno & Akihabara
After a day of prolonged meetings in Tokyo I found myself in the northeastern district of Taitō (台東) and decided to spend the evening looking around…
Read articleA Week in Tokyo Part 5 – Marushizu in Tsukiji
Not far from Tokyo’s frenetic Tsukiji Fish Market can be found Marushizu (丸静) – one of the best places to eat fresh grilled eel, known as unagi…
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