Irasshaimase (welcome) to Japan lovely readers. As you know the blog was founded on travel and my, how I’ve missed making a toss of myself in foreign lands! So why Japan? A mission to explore a culture renowned for its respectful nature, where each task is executed with pride, where the food is intricately presented, the service immaculate…and technology abounds. Ok enough about waxing lyrical, let’s explore yeah? Starting with Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Quick brekky of omelette stuffed with rice and doorstop bread with soft fried egg (consumed with chopsticks – reputation intact) in a local before navigating through narrow, tangled telephone line canopied streets into an electronics store. In search of a baby robot. Seven hours, 42 escalators, 3 department stores, 3 Starbucks frappes (for the wifi) – didn’t find the robot. Did find an Oyster bar with happy hour!

Why not said we! An assortment, from Ireland, Washington, Japan and NZ please; washed down with a tidy little rose which led to a slightly frenzied food and bar fest in a maze of over 100 teensy wee bars in the Golden Gai (“Golden District”)

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