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12 Hours In Chiba: A Quaint Rural Train Line, A Unique Fish Shrine, A Lighthouse, A River City, A Dangletrain & A Great Sphinx!!

  Usually these complete travel posts comprise activities and sights done and seen over a few days but this one to Chiba at the start of last year was just one exhaustingly long day trip. It spawned a fair few … Continue reading

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#WeStopAtNothing! Visiting All The Platform Zero Stations In Chiba

  The first ever platform 0 I came across was in Chiba Prefecture when I was on my way back from a semi-naked mens mud festival (hadaka matsuri) in early 2011. The seed was sewn for what eventually became a … Continue reading

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Tokyo Daytripper: The Twin (Water) Towers Of Sakura City

If it hadn’t been for my trip to Yūkarigaoka I would never have bothered with these twin towers but as I was in the area, and had the time, I thought I should take advantage of being in such a … Continue reading

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