A visit to Japan isn’t complete without a stop in Tokyo, even if its just 30 odd hours! I met Naomo and Sakomoto for dinner at GAYA, an organic vegetarian izakaya (we tried to go last year but it was all booked out around xmas time), and the next day met Aiko, Masa and Aoi chan, the new addition to the family! He’s very cute. We went to Tokyo Skytree to get a view over Tokyo from 350m up! You can go higher up to 450m. From this height, even Tokyo looks like a miniature town, or Sim City. It’s crazy.
It was quite funny walking around because at times I was holding Aoi or pushing the pram, and I think some people were a little confused about who’s baby it was lol. White uncle? haha
We found a vegan ramen place for dinner before I headed back to Singapore!
Singapore F1 »« Asahikawa Kekkon
Time for my latest crazy flight path: Cancun > Mexico City > LA > Tokyo en route to Bangkok, leaving Cancun at 2am Tuesday and arriving in Tokyo at 5pm Wednesday, 25hrs later!
The flight was stopping in Tokyo anyway so I figured I would add 2 days in between and have 48hours to catch up with friends 
Xmas in KPH »« Speedboating in Cancun
Today we are off to Hachioji to see the Emperial Tombs and Hachioji Castle grounds. The Castle itself is long gone, but its a really nice area to walk around, as the path leads through forest to the area it once stood.
Hakone »« Kawagoe
Half of my time in Tokyo I stayed with my friends Aiko and Masa, so we made a few day trips. First up is Kawagoe, an old town about 40min from central Tokyo by local train. Famous for everything sweet-potato, the Bell Tower, Candy Lane (lined with shops selling old school sweets and toys) and Kawagoe Castle, which was closed for renovations! Many of the buildings have preserved their original appearnce from the Edo Period.
One of Aiko’s friends lives in Kawagoe so we also visted her and played with her two kids for a few hous!
Hachioji »« Disneyland Parades!
