Oigawa Steam Train ride

A friend recently organised this for us and it was really a great day out. We chose to do the walk/hike around the area but found unless we walked quite fast we couldn't do it all in time before our train left. If you ate your lunch on the train and started walking, you would probably make it. I wouldn't recommend going in Summer, only because the train does not have air-conditioning but it does have ceiling fans. 

All the information you need about the train ride and booking can be found here. You can also find a Wikipedia article here.

Tokyo Webcam

I came across this webcam of the Tokyo skyline. Apparently you can see the fireworks display on New Year's Eve. Traditionally NYE is reserved for visiting Buddhist temples to listen to the temple bells, but apparently Tokyo also puts on a good fireworks display, which judging by all fireworks I've seen so far in Japan, will be amazing. 

See the webcam here.

Yui, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka.

I took a day trip to Yui from Shizuoka mainly because it was a random town on the coast. 

Unfortunately due to the Tomei Expressway, most of the coast can't be seen from the streets of Yui. It was a beautiful place though and I was able to see Fuji for the first time in a long time and came across Yui Port.

Yui Port.

 Yui is known for cherry shrimp and so you will see quite a few of these on the streets of Yui.

 Lining up for fresh seafood.

I think I was fonder of him than he was of me.

After visiting the port, I made my way to the Tokaido Hiroshige Art Museum.