Tokyo Apple Store
Many people in Tokyo have been paying their respects to Steve Jobs at the Tokyo Apple store in Ginza.
Cheap eats in Ginza
Eating in Ginza can be an expensive exercise if you’re not willing to venture off the main streets. But hidden under the …
Ginza at night
Ginza is an amazing place at night (and during the day) and the buildings of the worlds most expensive brands line the …
Mitsui Garden Hotel
The following view is from the window of our Ginza hotel. Arriving at this hotel after our 2 nights at a ryokan …
Ryokan and Hida beef
Staying in a ryokan was an interesting experience. Two nights sleeping on the floor with a thin mattress is certainly enough and …
Crazy statue on bridge
I can’t explain this.
Old town Takayama
Just stepped back in time a few hundred years. Takayama is very tranquil compared to the hustle and bustle of Tokyo. It …
Train to Takayama
Left Kyoto this morning and currently on the train heading through the hills of the Gifu region. The train is a lot …
Kyoto temple
The temple we are standing in is apparently the largest wooden building in the world. Half of the building is currently inside …
Pontocho at night
The following are a couple of pictures of Pontocho at night.