Last year, during the peak of the summer I visited Odawara City on the coast south west of Tokyo, at the far west end of Kanagawa Prefecture. Odawara is easily one of my favorite cities in Japan (afte… more →
Tokyobling's Blogwrote 1 month ago: We took a train (a smaller version sort of like the Shinkanesen, which I’ll explain more in th … more →
wrote 3 months ago: It’s spring! It’s spring! Alright, I’m exaggerating a tad. Even here in the southe … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Monday A half hour bus ride from Hakone will bring you to one of the most famous sights in Japan: th … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Here are some of the places that made an impression on me in the last 12 months. Congratulations to … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Machida at sunset makes shopping complexes and izakayas– Japanese bars– look good. I spe … more →
wrote 9 months ago: This small cafe is built in the peaceful residential street of Odawara city. If it looks up, there a … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Reblogged from Northwest Meets Far East: I consider myself to be somewhat of a self-reliant introver … more →
wrote 10 months ago: I consider myself to be somewhat of a self-reliant introvert, a dangerous classification that manife … more →
wrote 12 months ago: We now return to our regular programming. I left Hakone the way I had come, slightly saddened that I … more →
wrote 12 months ago: Hilton Worldwide has opened the new Doubletree by Hilton Naha on the resort island of Okinawa. Situa … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Last year, during the peak of the summer I visited Odawara City on the coast south west of Tokyo, at … more →
wrote 1 year ago: As of 4th of March, 2012, my long time dream has come true. I finally set foot in the land of the ri … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I don’t know if anyone noticed the group of people in the photo of Odawara Castle in my last p … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I spent Sunday in Odawara with Nori and Emi and their family. The sun was shining, the sky was blue … more →
wrote 1 year ago: After the first Minamoto shogun had died, the real power had fallen into the hands of the Hojo who c … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Located exactly 80km from Nihonbashi (the central point of modern Tokyo and old Edo) lies Odawara to … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Homemade Osechi Ryori Osechi ryori is food made to eat the first days of the New Year. The photo abo … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Time for another summer memory, this one from Odawara and my trip there in August. Behind Odawara Ca … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Our RomanceCar train pulled into the Hakone-Yumoto Station Our time in Tokyo has come to an end, and … more →