Ah, the Michi No Eki. Or roadside station if you prefer Wikipedia‘s English translation. They’re a staple of the Japanese road culture at this point, […] Read More
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I don’t remember seeing snow during March in our area, so it was odd driving back from the AutoBACs car service and accessories shop on […] Read More
As we landed at Shin Chitose airport in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on the first weekend of February 2020, I remembered that this […] Read More
First up: Typhoons 15 (‘Faxai’) to 19 (‘Hagibis ‘) swept through a decent chunk of Japan and especially our region this year, resulting in dangerously […] Read More
I know it has been a long time since I wrote up any ride reports. In truth, the first half of 2019 was bad for […] Read More
Amazing. No ‘one second a day’ posts for five years, and then two in three months? It’s true! The reason these two are so close […] Read More
During Golden Week I thought I’d stop off and get some photos of people sea fishing off the beach and some of the jetties where […] Read More
Not often I get to post about a new date ‘era’ or jidai here in Japan, so I might as well. As some may know, […] Read More
Japan has a specific term for abandoned (or even lost) buildings or ruins – haikyo 廃墟. This petrol station (gas station / ガソリンスタンド) was certainly […] Read More
Last month a large group of us got together for our annual toy run in Kanagawa. I did a brief write -up on RideApart.com if […] Read More