Cycling access to Haneda Airport is barely documented online, so here’s the route: Tenkubashi, the tunnel under the runway, and what to expect on the airport island.

Rented all 14 remastered Beatles albums from TSUTAYA — 16 discs. The clerk: ‘Isn’t that the entire Beatles section?’ Yes. Yes it was.

Drove up to Mt. Fuji’s 5th Station during Silver Week — straight into a cloud. The clear view came later, heading north along the western side in the afternoon light.

First trip home in three months, courtesy of Silver Week. The blog may look leisurely — cycling, concerts — but that’s exactly because the weekdays are last-train busy.

Rainy day off, so here’s a proper introduction to my bike: how a shop clerk talked me out of a Panasonic LIGHT WING and onto the DAHON Speed P8.

Back to Minato Mirai, this time on the DAHON Speed P8: perfect weather, Landmark Tower against a clear blue sky, and three 90-yen steamed buns in Chinatown.

A log cottage in Hakuba with colleagues from Tokyo and Nagoya — curry night, Wii battles, and a 45 km traffic jam on the way courtesy of the ¥1,000 expressway weekend.