Category Archives: Daytrips

Day trip from Tokyo: Miura Riviera

Today, we hop on the red train and go all the way to Miura, the gateway to Tokyo Bay. Miura city used to be the background in many movies from the Showa era. It flourished as a tourist resort, owing to its beautiful seashore and fresh produce. Now, it looks like it used to beContinueContinue reading “Day trip from Tokyo: Miura Riviera”

Day trip from Tokyo: Sarushima island

Today we will talk about Sarushima, an “Uninhabited island in Tokyo Bay”. As the name hints, no people live on the island, and no monkeys (Saru-shima means monkey island) for that fact. The area of the island is approximately 55.000 km, equivalent to 4 times the area of Yokohama stadium, while the maximum altitude is 40ContinueContinue reading “Day trip from Tokyo: Sarushima island”

A day in Yokosuka: Let’s head to Kanagawa’s Hollywood

Two weeks ago, the day of Setsubun (Feb. 3rd) marked officially the start of spring. Since then, more and more trees are blossoming up. Today’s focus is on Ume (梅), the early bird blossoms of the Japanese plum. Most people are familiar with blossoming Sakura, the Japanese cherries, but in my opinion, Ume are superior,ContinueContinue reading “A day in Yokosuka: Let’s head to Kanagawa’s Hollywood”

Kira kira Enoshima

Hey there, I know I said we will talk about Kanazawa, but let’s talk about bling real quick. A view of Enoshima from Enoshima-Katase station. The sea-candle lighthouse is visible. When someone visits Tokyo, the obvious recommendation is to go further down in Kanagawa and walk around the many temples of Kamakura. Don’t get meContinueContinue reading “Kira kira Enoshima”