Woke up at 7 this morning slightly hungover from the night before after coming home from dinner with a couch surfer from china bumped into a very interesting woman from las Vegas a girl from oz and a British guy ( some interesting conversation took place and some drinks) .so it's 7 in the morning and I'm slightly gutted last day in Japan and stressed going to china ( don't even remember when my flight is never mind were I'm staying) and its raining hard and I hav...

Ok so I'm sat in the famous tori fugu restaurant in asakusa Tokyo( yes that's them swimming in the tank ) .looking at the menu is a bit overwhelming there is apparently a lot of ways to eat blowfish a hot pot of bones flesh and skin , the ever popular sashimi(raw blowfish) , a tasting menu which is every part of the fish about 8 ways which is out of my budget , I have gone for the fried fugu mainly because after yesterday's raw fish breakfast I don't think I can...

On my way to see the fireworks festival when I get to the station I realise I forgot my map , remembering the station I wanted started with an m I got on the first train that arrived . The train was packed and the pushers were in full effect getting more on each train than thought possible ,so I find myself like a sardine face pressed between the door and some random Japanese .after about 8 stops no station with an m however the next station which began with an ...

Went down to the famed tsujki fish market this morning japanese take buying fish seriously and this is the first time i have noticed any annoyance towards disruptive tourists ( tuna is being sold for serious money 10 s of thousands of pounds).i enjoyed a sashimi breakfast after queuing with hundreds of Japanese for a seat .it wasn't cheap but it's the best in Tokyo apparently .the bonito was amazing however the raw scallop and salmon roe with wasabi was slightly ...

Back in Tokyo third and final time climbing fuji and the travel today wiped me out fell asleep on train and was woken by a Japanese guy I was the only one left on a earlier packed train.bought a saki set and just stumbled into a curry shop with A Beatles mad chef music posters the lot he is making me a special curry god nows what that will be..on another note I've only met one english guy in the whole time in japan lots of french, canadians, americans,swiss and g...