Clueless Toshika
@cluelesstoshika.bsky.social
Cabbage futures speculator on the Daikon Prairie.
I post mainly random stuff about life in Tokyo/Japan, as and when the mood takes me and/or I have too many pictures on my phone.
I post mainly random stuff about life in Tokyo/Japan, as and when the mood takes me and/or I have too many pictures on my phone.
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Quick intro, as I never did one here or at the Other Place: originally from the United Kipperdom of Brexitania, but lived Elsewhere for most of my life, in Japan since the Lehman Shock (but first visit in Heisei 4). Live on a homestead on the Daikon Prairie in the west of Tokyo's 23ku.
Tell kids of today this is what our multi-monitor desktop PC setups looked like, and they won't believe you.
December 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Tell kids of today this is what our multi-monitor desktop PC setups looked like, and they won't believe you.
I might pop out for some Kyoto wok & sushi later.
December 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I might pop out for some Kyoto wok & sushi later.
Another satisfied customer :D
December 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Another satisfied customer :D
Oh what I wouldn't give for a Eurail pass and a few free days...
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Oh what I wouldn't give for a Eurail pass and a few free days...
Who's your sushi mommy?
December 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Who's your sushi mommy?
The seasoned traveller lays their travel clothes out the night before travelling.
The seasoned pro traveller lays their travel clothes out the night before travelling, making sure the selected trousers are not the older pair with the patched crotch.
The seasoned pro traveller lays their travel clothes out the night before travelling, making sure the selected trousers are not the older pair with the patched crotch.
The seasoned traveller leaves a dental kit in their suitcase in case they forget to pack toothpaste and the hotel does not supply it.
The seasoned pro traveller swaps the dental kit in their suitcase every year or so, to mitigate the risk of dealing with solidified toothpaste.
The seasoned pro traveller swaps the dental kit in their suitcase every year or so, to mitigate the risk of dealing with solidified toothpaste.
December 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The seasoned traveller lays their travel clothes out the night before travelling.
The seasoned pro traveller lays their travel clothes out the night before travelling, making sure the selected trousers are not the older pair with the patched crotch.
The seasoned pro traveller lays their travel clothes out the night before travelling, making sure the selected trousers are not the older pair with the patched crotch.
The seasoned traveller leaves a dental kit in their suitcase in case they forget to pack toothpaste and the hotel does not supply it.
The seasoned pro traveller swaps the dental kit in their suitcase every year or so, to mitigate the risk of dealing with solidified toothpaste.
The seasoned pro traveller swaps the dental kit in their suitcase every year or so, to mitigate the risk of dealing with solidified toothpaste.
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The seasoned traveller leaves a dental kit in their suitcase in case they forget to pack toothpaste and the hotel does not supply it.
The seasoned pro traveller swaps the dental kit in their suitcase every year or so, to mitigate the risk of dealing with solidified toothpaste.
The seasoned pro traveller swaps the dental kit in their suitcase every year or so, to mitigate the risk of dealing with solidified toothpaste.
The giant climbing babies are still there, yay.
December 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The giant climbing babies are still there, yay.
Damn I miss Europe sometimes. Just chilling in this grandiose breakfast buffet room in a random hotel I selected for location and price, and have been sitting here for an hour with no hassle apart from the overenthusiastic plate removal lady. Couldn't buy this experience in Japan.
It's Sunday morning on a dark chilly winter day... And it's a big room and there were other people out of shot. Starting to fill up a bit now though.
December 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Damn I miss Europe sometimes. Just chilling in this grandiose breakfast buffet room in a random hotel I selected for location and price, and have been sitting here for an hour with no hassle apart from the overenthusiastic plate removal lady. Couldn't buy this experience in Japan.
Pro-tip: if you get a travel ESIM like Saily but it refuses to connect to "the network" (or connects but doesn't work), try manually selecting another one.
(The main reason I needed to do this "upgrade" is because the 222 didn't have ESIM support, and my schedule is starting to involve turning up in strange airports late at night and not having easy access data kind of sucks especially if you forget to check where your hotel is in relation to the
December 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Pro-tip: if you get a travel ESIM like Saily but it refuses to connect to "the network" (or connects but doesn't work), try manually selecting another one.
My hotel room here is rather meh, but damn look at that ceiling.
December 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
My hotel room here is rather meh, but damn look at that ceiling.
Rather grand breakfast buffet room, I say.
December 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Rather grand breakfast buffet room, I say.
Bonus late night public transport time lapse video. Excuse the fingers, it's been a long day.
December 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Bonus late night public transport time lapse video. Excuse the fingers, it's been a long day.
And there, though being in an older European building I have already needed to work out the optimum technique for flushing the toilet.
Bonus local Sky Tree view though.
Bonus local Sky Tree view though.
December 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
And there, though being in an older European building I have already needed to work out the optimum technique for flushing the toilet.
Bonus local Sky Tree view though.
Bonus local Sky Tree view though.
Getting there...
December 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Getting there...
My turn to do that 🛫
December 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My turn to do that 🛫
I think Frankfurt is slowly replacing Heathrow as my most unfavourite airport.
Signage is massively inconsistent, had to backtrack here for a sanity check as I'm heading for the A gates...
Signage is massively inconsistent, had to backtrack here for a sanity check as I'm heading for the A gates...
December 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I think Frankfurt is slowly replacing Heathrow as my most unfavourite airport.
Signage is massively inconsistent, had to backtrack here for a sanity check as I'm heading for the A gates...
Signage is massively inconsistent, had to backtrack here for a sanity check as I'm heading for the A gates...
Now for the ritual "Fuck Brexit" muttering at passport control....
December 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Now for the ritual "Fuck Brexit" muttering at passport control....
See you on the other side...
December 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
See you on the other side...
But also convenient for the facilities...
December 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
But also convenient for the facilities...
Yay, decent leg room.
December 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Yay, decent leg room.
So, I wonder where the Wheel of Work Travel is pointing to this time...
December 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM
So, I wonder where the Wheel of Work Travel is pointing to this time...
Industry doing industry things.
December 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Industry doing industry things.
Reached the sky tube stop.
December 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Reached the sky tube stop.