autumnal leaves

  • Ghost Town Gala: No Ride For Old Men

    Ever since the idea of cycling adventures popped into my mind almost decades ago now courtesy of Tokyo Cycling Club, I have wanted to do a ride to the Nitchitsu Mining Town, an abandoned ghost town in Saitama Prefecture, but never got around to it. I’d tried and failed a couple of times before, but even that was more than half a decade ago. Yesterday, I finally got to tick this off my bucket list. The ride was everything and more than I had expected, making for a truly memorable ride through the mountains of the Chichibu surrounds in Saitama Prefecture. Of course, it was the visit to the abandoned…

  • Awe-tumnal!

    Glorious autumnal weather and a magnificent event lighting up the coloroful leaves made for an outstanding occasion at Showa Kinen Park. Mrs. Kangaeroo and I enjoyed a hot date on a cool day by spending the early evening at the park, travelling there and back on the scenic Tama Monorail. We were there for the Autumnal Evening Stroll, an event held to mark the changing color of the leaves as the winter approaches. I grumbled about being charged an additional fee to take part in the event at the park, which is nationally run and named in the memory of the late Emperor Hirohito (Showa is the regnal name he…