After the Golden Week tour I planned to stay in Tokyo for a while, but had no real plans on where to stay. I put in a few last minute requests for couchsurfing and Byard from New Zealand, who has been living in Japan for the last 10 years, answered to say yes. We set [...]

I really wanted to see two Japanese cultural events while I’m here in Japan. Sumo and Kabuki. And I got the chance the other day to go to a Sumo event. This is actually harder than I had initially thought it would be, as there are only three Sumo festivals per year and then each [...]

I made it to Japan with no mishaps. A long flight, but almost completely empty! I’ve never seen a plane so empty and the flight attendant I talked to said she hadn’t either except maybe 15 years ago on a New Years eve or something.

Tokyo is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. And there is so much to do there. I’m sure I will barely scratch the surface in the few weeks I’m there, but here are a few of the things I am interested in seeing: