Odaiba, located in Tokyo Bay, is an artificial island originally constructed as a defensive fort/battery to protect the Tokyo area. Today it stands as a popular seaside destination. With a large sandy cove and a small handful of offshore islands, each with the remains of late Edo era fortresses and defensive structures upon them.
The Konbini – Japanese Convenience Store
The Oxford English Dictionary defines the noun “Convenience” as having the quality of facilitating personal ease or comfort, or of saving trouble or effort of a person or group. The Konbini is a perfect real life application of that very definition.
Public Transport in Tokyo
I think it is fair to say that the Tokyo metropolitan area has arguably one of the most efficient public transportation systems on the planet.
The Flight – London to Tokyo
Possibly the most iconic natural feature of Japan is Mount Fuji.
London Heathrow Airport
As British airports go, London Heathrow is the largest and busiest.
The Journey Starts Here
Waking up in the middle of the night to make my way to the airport, it would be a lie to say I was without nerves.