Taken for a ride…
Now reading this formidable website you probably know that we’re located in Tokyo, Japan. So whether you are here in the long term, or, just looking around, you probably know there are lots of interesting places to see.
I’d like to add one more: Niijima.
Now some of you surfing gurus may know Niijima for its beautiful ocean and nice waves. But there is more to it. The island is heavy with a nice Mediterranean flair – the pressing humidity so well known in Tokyo is pleasantly absent. There are lots of small shops, almost no people and the aforementioned inviting ocean. A word of caution though, as you won’t find the classical hotel on this island – most accommodations here are family-run and rather small. But I found this to be quite nice, but depending on your tastes you might want to check in the one and only hotel on this island.
If that is not enough, take a boat trip to the neighboring Shikinejima for a song and rent one of those electrical bikes and explore the natural onsens and the variety of different archipelagos and beaches this island has to offer.
Thusly refreshed, work goes double as easy.
