In Pictures: Kofu
A picture is apparently worth a thousand words, so instead of writing a few thousand more words about my time in Kofu here are some of my favourite pictures from the trip!
Tag Archives: Japan
Tokyo Awaydays: Ventforet Kofu vs Albirex Niigata
They say Sunday is the day of rest and having only arrived back from Venice on the Thursday (and going straight back to work for two days on the Friday!) […]
A Most Impulsive Purchase (P.S. Does Anyone Know How to Use a Camera?)
I seem to have a wonderful ability to procrastinate yet be completely impulsive at the same time. Well, truth be told I usually procrastinate with crap stuff like paying bills, […]
Monkey Business Up in Nagano
My weekends in Tokyo seem to follow a similar pattern most of the time. I finish work around 6pm on a Saturday, usually go for dinner and drinks and – […]
Goals, Bucks and Pucks at the Ice Hockey
A fairly little known fact about me is that I’m quite a big ice hockey fan. Despite the game’s fairly small following in the U.K. there are still plenty of […]
Gig Review: Kula Shaker, Zepp Diver City, November 21st 2016
The phrase ‘big in Japan’ was invented for a reason, and there are probably many bands that could fall into that category. As a British guy still living in the […]
Gig Review: Manic Street Preachers, Studio Coast, November 8th 2016
God bless Japan’s love of British 90s music. After last year’s day out at Summer Sonic to see the Manic Street Preachers perform Richey Edwards’ masterpiece The Holy Bible for […]
My First (and Last) Time Climbing Mount Fuji: Part One
There are many things in life that sound like a much better idea than they actually are; having ‘just one more’ beer on a work night; going for that early […]
Obon Holiday 2016, Part One: Kobe
Perhaps my biggest (or most achievable!) New Year’s resolution for 2016 was to visit five new cities in Japan. After ticking off Naha, Kyoto and Yokohama amongst numerous others, this […]
Students Say the Funniest Things
Teaching English as a foreign language certainly has its ups and downs. Like a lot of jobs, we’ve all had those days where nothing goes right and your patience is […]
Rambling Northerner 