Today I took the Tokyu Toyoko-Line out to Shibuya then transferred to the JR Yamanote Line to meet up with my friends in Shinjuku. Because it was a little after rush hour I was able to get to the front of the train to take some pictures and focus on the train operator while […]

I spent the night with my friends in Shinjuku expecting them to wake up really early in the morning due to jet lag, and take advantage of it by heading out to Nikko from Asakusa on the first train. Suprisingly, everyone slept in and woke up like they never had any jet lag. […]

In the evening 3 friends of mine from the States arrived and another American buddy of mine, who lives in Fukushima Prefecture, also came down to visit.  Out of the 3 from the States, 2 is their first time to Japan. 
However, before everyone arrived late in the afternoon and since it was a beautiful warm day, […]

Today we took the Tokyu Toyoko Line to Yokohama station to again do some shopping. We make these frequent trips to Japan to visit family and friends and most importantly, do some shopping! I hate shopping back in the States because in my opinion is quite boring and there is not enough variety. […]

As usual jet lag wasn’t that bad since we arrived in the late afternoon yesterday and went straight to bed in the evening.  Today we decided to make a short train trip to Kawasaki station and shop in the mall there.  We had to take the Tokyu Toyoko Line then transfer to a JR train at Musashi-Kosugi […]

I’m going to give you the same old excuse and say that I’ve been too busy to post anything on this blog for awhile.  I’m also going to tell you again that I am going to be better this time and keep up with it from now on……..I guess we’ll see….
Actually, the good […]