Tag: Nakasendō

Nakasendō Soba

I have been walking the old Nakasendō road this year, trying to catch up to my old walking group, which has been difficult as I have been busy and away from Tokyo for much of the past few months. But I finally made it to Karuizawa, a hike that included climbing over the Usui Pass, an elevation gain of some 700 meters through a forest full of bears. We did not see any bears, but they had […]

Read more

Vending Machines

Tokyo, as well as the rest of Japan, is famous for its vending machines, both the number of them as well as what they dispense. There are of course machines that sell cold and hot drinks, everything from green tea and iced coffee to hot coffee and hot tea, as well as water, soft drinks, and juices. Pretty much everywhere you look you will find some sort of vending machine. There are so many that when Tokyo […]

Read more