The Great Travels of Sue

To get anywhere in Tokyo, you have two options - the train or the subway. You could also factor in walking, bus and bike. But the first two ...

Imperial Palace Gardens This is the one place I've been to in Tokyo that was a total let down! The Palace is behind big walls and...

Shinjuku Japan's a big place like. . . . This is a view from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings in Shinjuku. On the 45t...

For a 2016 update please visit my more recent post here: Cheap Japanese Souvenirs Although I live next to Tokyo, and work there most days,...

The key to having a blog is to update regularly, something I have been failing to do. And now, for an update on festivals. Japanese Festiv...

Once again it may appear as if I was neglecting this poor little blog (and perhaps I was) but I've been working on ideas to make it less...

So I have visited Tokyo Dome, Akihabara, Tokyo Tower and Shibuya (in that order too). And I have noticed a pattern emerging - they're bo...

Whilst it may look like I've been slack at this blog, I have actually been cooking up something quite delicious. In many senses of the w...

Leopalace. A place of grandiose! Well. . . .it has a nice name! Who doesn't want to live in a Palace?! For those familiar, you will know...