Steve & Lynne’s Japan Diary…

[Steve]

Really hard to capture with a photo the hustle and bustle of Harmonica Yokocho - lots of narrow, dark, lantern lit alleyways, with even more small bars, almost every corner the smell of yakitori cooking and all packed with locals, music and chatter…

[Lynne]

Day 2 done…apart from Rocky Top, but we did go to Shimbashi railway arches instead (no pics, but a vibe worth feeling).

[Chap]

@Steve said in Steve & Lynne in Japan...:

Really hard to capture with a photo the hustle and bustle of Harmonica Yokocho - lots of narrow, dark, lantern lit alleyways, with even more small bars, almost every corner the smell of yakitori cooking and all packed with locals, music and chatter…

My kind of Japan

[Chap]

@Steve said in Steve & Lynne in Japan...:

@Tago-Mago never gonna have a bad word said against 7-eleven, Lawson etc - where in the world can you find not just an egg sandwich - but a TRIPLE egg sandwich!!!

My son could easily just live on combini stuff

[Steve]

Bit of a foodie day today - gyozas for lunch in Jingumae, followed by a feast of Udons, sushi, grilled pork, fried corn (and more) this evening at Tsuru Ton Tan in Ginza - both places @Alex has shown me before, that I can now share with @Lynne

[Lynne]

Day 3. Today began in Akihabara for cameras, games and electronics. Then onto Harajuku, to Porter’s for the Tomoshi Yasuda exhibition. Stopping on the way at Snow Peak, who’ve released some active wear garments that have been indigo dyed and should fade and wear like jeans. And, next door, we stopped at a brilliant little gyoza place for lunch. Great little art exhibition at Porters. Found a new bag I really liked and some fabulous Yoshida bags, indigo dyed locally. (Along with weaving, that’s another workshop I’d like to squeeze in )

We were meant to do a vinyl trawl in the evening, but were too pooped and decided to do that another day.

So, a “shortcut” through Takeshita Street to the train station followed. Once known for fashion it’s sadly now mostly micro pigs, otters, huskies and strawberry-themed cafe chaos.

Back to the calm of Ginza for a final tech shopping session, rooftop drinks at The Mint watching the city light up, then dinner at TsuruTonTan where we massively over-ordered udon noodle dishes and sides.

We finally wobbled back to the hotel and flicked between Emma Raducanu, showing some form again, and Lewis Hamilton, back in the saddle ️ A good night for the Brits.

[AdamC]

So jealous guys, looks absolutely fantastic

[Steve]

Arrived in Kanazawa late today, quick walk around and first impressions is very similar to Kyoto, with less tourists!

[Nick]

@Steve said in Steve & Lynne’s Japan Diary…:

Arrived in Kanazawa late today, quick walk around and first impressions is very similar to Kyoto, with less tourists!

This is an incredible photo

[Vik]

Absolutely love seeing what you get up to and the lovely photos! Can't wait for more!