Visiting Gōtokuji Temple – Episode 6

It took until our fifth full day in Tokyo to finally get out to see a new sight. Until then we’d been hunkered down waiting for Typhoon Hagibis to pass, exploring our neighbourhood and making a return visit to Meiji Shrine. We originally planned to visit this spot the day after Hagibis but were not…

Living a Dream – Episode 5

One of the things we were both extremely excited about when getting the chance to live in Tokyo was having a kitchen. Yes, we know that might be a little odd to some of you, but we were excited. On all our previous trips to Japan, well on any trip to anywhere really, we always…

Exploring Ikebukuro Station – Episode 4

For once we managed to plan ahead and take advantage of a holiday to give us a nice long weekend to start our remote work stint. It’s always nice to have an extra day to get adjusted and settled before the work week begins. The holiday was Canadian Thanksgiving and we were kind of chuffed…