The Great Travels of Sue

A few years back I wrote about my rather disappointing experience at the Pokemon Center in Tokyo . However, I went back at the end of last s...

I wrote a short post about this all the way back in October 2012, but since it's now one of my most popular posts on this blog I've ...

There are quite a few flea markets around Japan, you’ll just need to look up the calendars and see what ones are on when you visit. Some ar...

There are two parks at Tokyo Disney Resort – DisneyLand and DisneySea. I have been to DisneySea twice, and DisneyLand once. Price P...

Japanese nationals don’t need a visa to visit China, so for foreigners in Japan it can be a mess to find out information. But, you will be ...

Well, it's actually five days until I depart Ireland, but my first official day there is next Monday. Here's where I'm at; P...

So, it has now been just over a year since I first set out on my travels. Writing this, I'm now at home back in Ireland and I've sta...

Although I have been home from Japan almost a month, and technically it was last year too, it is only now that I have written about (mos...

I am an animal lover so I was really looking forward to visiting Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. And when I arrived I also discovered another great zoo, ...

Known by many as the only remainder of "old Japan" and also as "mini Kyoto", Kamakura is typical old fashioned lots-...

Although it is Japan's second most populated city, Yokohama really doesn't have a lot to offer in comparison to nearby Tokyo, and th...