Where to Find Great Vegan Food…

Hoping to help travelers searching for great vegan eats in the following locales: Seoul-Tokyo-Koyasan-Kyoto. By no means exhaustive, it’s up to date at present time. Yes, these places indeed do still exist (although hours may be a bit crazy at times). Please get HappyCow app to find addresses, phone numbers and mostly accurate operating hours….

DisneySea

A park which only exists here, in Tokyo. An introduction in 5 photos: Sinbad’s Storybook Voyage is now one of my favorite rides. It has depth, detail, a boat on the water and is quite long. City of New York flag flying high in Tokyo!

Tokyo, Enough Said.

Bump of Chicken rocking out on one of the huge movie screens high above traffic The ubiquitous vending machine, even on remote corners. Noteworthy public bathroom hospitality Open air You Tube recording studio on a street corner This is how I ordered this food (rice with a grits coating) two nights ago [imagine a photo…

I’m Not a Bar Goer, But…

…Shinjuku district of Tokyo is a new spot for me. I have not drunk alcohol since August of 2000 and do not plan to ever drink again. But the atmosphere here is overwhelming. Visualize this: 8 foot wide pathways snaking through a pocket of Shinjuku, not far from where my Red Light photos were taken….

Red Light District: Kabukicho in Tokyo

Honestly, I had no idea my Air BNB apartment would be a half mile from the epicenter of a sprawling red light district–the largest I’ve ever seen. Incongruous scenes abound: huge open air game centers–everywhere around here–directly next to massage parlors which are essentially brothels; a cinema complex showing the new Dory Disney movie across…

First Glimpse of Tokyo

Five pictures on my first day, curated just for you all (and uploaded while underground with best roaming and wi fi reception I’ve ever known). ​​ Iyashiman8 on YouTube