Trip: Tokyo 2008
There are [6] stories from my trip: Tokyo 2008
JAPAN | Monday, 18 Aug 2008 | Views [1543]
Well there's really nothing much I can say about this day. We went to the Summersonic Music Festival in the morning and left at midnight! We started off by watching The Wombats at the Chiba Marine Stadium. Then June stayed behind to watch Vampire ... Read more >
Tags: japan, summersonic, tokyo
JAPAN | Sunday, 17 Aug 2008 | Views [13734] | Comments [3]
We woke up at a disgustingly early 4:30 a.m. and stumbled out into the world at 5:30.
Today was the day we would visit the famous Tsukiji Fish Market.
This is where all of Tokyo’s seafood comes from. It’s also the biggest
wholesale fish ... Read more >
Tags: akihabara, asakusa, japan, tokyo, tsukiji, ueno
JAPAN | Friday, 15 Aug 2008 | Views [3315]
We started the day bright and early at 6:30 a.m. with a dip in the
hot spring at our guesthouse. It’s a shared facility, but guests can
reserve it for private use. Since you have to go in fully naked, it’s
really best that you do this.
The ... Read more >
Tags: hakone, japan, tokyo
JAPAN | Thursday, 14 Aug 2008 | Views [5293]
If it hasn’t been
clear so far, I had an absolutely amazing time in Tokyo. It was fucking
exhausting and my feet were BURNING with pain throughout all 7 days –
in fact the sides of my soles are still aching today – but the trip was
brilliant ... Read more >
Tags: hakone, japan, odawara, tokyo
JAPAN | Wednesday, 13 Aug 2008 | Views [6254] | Comments [3]
One of my main
missions for this trip was to find a wedding dress. Because let’s face
it, if you can’t find a nice dress in Tokyo, there’s little hope for
you anywhere else. All of my hopes for finding this elusive dress were
pinned on ... Read more >
Tags: harajuku, japan, roppongi, shibuya, tokyo
JAPAN | Tuesday, 12 Aug 2008 | Views [2761]
This will be a story of confusion, exhaustion and lots of near-vomitting. Let’s start from the top.
I got about 2 hours of sleep before waking up at 2:30 a.m. to go to
the airport. Our flight was at 6 a.m. We landed at Narita Airport
around ... Read more >
Tags: japan, shinjuku, takashimaya, tokyo
