There is usually some event happening in Akihbara (AKA, Akiba) on Sundays. Not to mention pedestrian hours in the afternoon which makes it easier to walk around in the popular tourist spot with the roads sealed off from traffic. That's why I decided to reserve Sundays for walks in Akiba. While I was there, I thought I'd tour the spots...
I grew up watching Choriki Ohrangers, a Tokusatsu (special effects) show from 1995 which is fairly much part of the ongoing Power Rangers franchise. I never managed to watch the entire show so just before my trip I just happen to come across the DVD set and ended up watching it all. Still a great action comedy. It also just happened to be...
Kicked off the morning by burning time admiring the sculptures outside Yonago Station while I waited for the hourly train to Sakaiminato. There are a lot of creative statues around Yonago Station as you walk to the cultural centre. Sculpture Road was lined with them. They didn't quite look as good once they're all illuminated like...
Izumoshi Taisha [Izumo City Grand Shrine] was another spot on my list of places to visit in Japan but again the distance from Tokyo had put me off. I was reminded of it after watching Zatsu Tabi and it also happened to be near Sakaiminato so I decided to add it to my itinerary. Chain hotel Tokoyo Inn's breakfast buffet was a very simple and...
Don't know if it's a trend but so many families out in the hotel dining area this morning and it's a Saturday. Usually it's very quiet at this hour. Ended up locking myself out because I forgot my key card so had to go to reception and it was peak checkout time too... Originally I was going to take the earliest local train to avoid the...
Been capturing morning time lapses and this morning's sunrise turned out good... Until a fly appeared at one point somehow outside the window. Otherwise clear skies, a fairly warm day. Bought this Suntory Tennensui brand of water marketed with Suzume and Shinkai's other movies. They changed the bottle so that it's easier to...
Thought I'd sleep like a log since couldn't sleep on the plane but only actually managed an hour. Upside was I forgot to set the camera's time so the time lapse wouldn't have happened if I didn't get up to correct it. Cloudy so no sun visible but not bad. Had breakfast around half 7 before setting out. Dropped down to get a new SIM I saw in 7...