A Week in Tokyo Part 4 – Shinjuku Yakitori Alley
With its futuristic skyscrapers and bright lights, Shinjuku (新宿) presents the archetypal Tokyo that is the face of…
Month: December 2012
The Worlds Hardest Languages
If you assumed that Asian languages were the hardest to learn then you’d be right. Based…
A Week in Tokyo Part 3 – Plastic Food
One of the interesting things you’ll notice when feeling hungry in Japan is that many restaurants…
A Week in Tokyo Part 2 – Skytree
I’ve always known that the air quality in Hong Kong was poor at best but it…
A Week in Tokyo Part 1 – Kōenji & Kichijōji
At the end of last month I spent a week in Tokyo (including day trips to…