Relationships. I am all set to walk in the direction of Tobichi, a journal shop recommended to me by my friend. The warmest it will be today is 47° F. That’s really cold. Dressed in my warmest clothes, I set off. But it’s early still. I have all day to go to Tobichi. I’ll just…
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japan – day 10
Cold and rainy day. For the first time ever, I don’t want to leave the flat. But I do. I cross the Kamogawa River and head over to Nishiki Market. It’s about an 10 minute walk from the flat. The market is a huge space crammed with stalls selling mostly food and bibblebobs tourists buy…
japan – day 9
I leave the flat this morning with every intention of going towards a public market and then on to an old (really old) part of Gion. I get out to the main road and suddenly I think, instead of turning right, let me just see what happens if I turn left and walk to the…
japan – day 8
Before coming to Japan, two of my friends (one of whom is Japanese, the other lived here) warned me not to get too bent out of shape about the amount of single-use plastic there is. I thought I was prepared, but I wasn’t. It’s a lot. With that in mind, I have to avert my…
japan – day 7
I’ll tell you about my day today but I’ll start in the middle. My travelling partner, my partner-partner, has left for a week-long hike in the (ancient) forests of Japan. Feeling a little untethered, I decide to treat myself to a face product from the Japanese skincare brand, Damdam. I’d been eyeing this brand back…
japan – day 6
I start another day with yoga. I’m so glad I bought this yoga mat to bring with me on this trip. It weighs little over 3 lbs and folds as well as rolls. We have a bit of laundry to do. The washing machine is entirely in Japanese so- camera function on Google Translate to…
japan – day 5 (gion, kyoto)
Today is our last day in Tokyo – for now. We both really enjoyed our stay at Trunk (Hotel) – great location and the staff were all really friendly and so helpful. I’m writing this just so I can show you the logo for the hotel which I love. So graphic and fun! We’ll be…