Will and I stayed at this ryokan called Homeikan near Ochanomizu station. I picked the ryokan because it was close to the Ochanomizu station. When I was in Tokyo 2 years ago, I had to transfer at the Ochanomizu station and I liked the scenery quite a bit. I got to walk around the area quite a bit this time. Tokyo is too big to see everything in a week. But we got to see a lot of places. I don't even remember how many times I've been to the city now. It was 1997 when I went there for the first time. 

I've always wanted to take Shinkansen train, but I never really had a chance to do so. This time I managed to get on the Nozomi Shinkansen train, it was very pleasant and fast. But we did not get to see Mt. Fuji from the train. 

 

Hot and chilly, moody Seoul weather gave me a horrible cold after being in Tokyo and Osaka. Strangely it did not rain the whole time I was in Tokyo at all, which never happened before. Will even brought 2 umbrellas for some reason.

 

Hopefully I will get better to see more in Seoul soon. The city is changing all the time. I did not recognise bunch of things at the stations, the areas I went to. And Osaka will be interesting, too, since I went there for about 10 years ago.