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show. i dress up and hit the road here in japan. we show. i dress up and hit the road here injapan. we are going through the most fashionable part of tokyo andi the most fashionable part of tokyo and i am dressed as a thomas. —— plumber. lucy gets the lowdown on travelling without too much plastic. and we meet a woman who was all alone in america's smallest town. everybody else has either passed away all moved away and this is where i chose to stay. —— or. we are starting this week injapan, the home of video gaming. it is hard to believe that it's a full a0 years since the space invaders game was invented here and recently, tokyo's sobriquet that anniversary of a special exhibition and giant video wall, where today's generation of gamers can test their retro skills. but space invaders isn't the only iconic and to have been created here

injapan. —— iconic and to have been created here in japan. —— videogame. iconic and to have been created here injapan. —— videogame. tucked away in the backstreets of sugar year, just five minutes from the famous crossing, i have come to find a guided tour with a different. —— difference. i guess the best way to describe what i am about to experience is a self drive videogame simulation with some sightseeing thrown in. welcome to mario kart, nice to meet you! this brings back memories from my childhood. yoshi, luigi and mario. it has got to be mario. how do i look? i feel like michelle and mario. —— michelin. look? i feel like michelle and mario. -- michelin. we have the key

that starts the engine. these go—kart tours have been run, taking in the many tourist attractions for several years now and to take part you firstly to show your id and drivers licence from your home country. then there is a compulsory safety briefing. when driving, a lwa ys safety briefing. when driving, always one straight line 0k? safety briefing. when driving, always one straight line ok? if the tour guide does one, it means it you just stop in one straight line. 0k? if the tour guide does two. recently come up behind, same lane, always the same lane, side by side. see the two go—karts behind me there are? they are side—by—side and nice and close, that is the stopping formation we want to see when the tour guide does two. two, four, six. is it possible to stall it? it is impossible. it is automatic. at the beginning the engine can be a bit cold so before we depart it might cut out, you just start it began. --

began. there is lots to think about, like how to drive the car for a start and i feel exposed like how to drive the car for a start and ifeel exposed being like how to drive the car for a start and i feel exposed being so alone —— lo, then i have to think about formations? 0h alone —— lo, then i have to think about formations? oh my gosh. i am not the best driver, you know, right now this costume is the least of my worries. i have got my foot on the brake. where is the key? john, where is the key? laughter. this is ridiculous! 0h is the key? laughter. this is ridiculous! oh my god. even though it isa ridiculous! oh my god. even though it is a sunday morning and the traffic is light, it takes a while

to get used to driving a vehicle that feels so low and exposed. slightly vulnerable, but i think i am getting the hang of driving this car now. 0h am getting the hang of driving this car now. oh my god. do you see how close i came to a taxi? we are going through the most fashionable part of tokyo and i am dressed as a fact,. —— fact thomas. little chance of anybody wanting to copy my outfit but nintendo are reportedly unhappy with their trademarks being used by the twos. there has been talk of legal action but the subtle name change from mar sue maricar and the inclusion of other characters seems to be keeping the lawyers at bay. we

are coming up to the crossing. 0h to be keeping the lawyers at bay. we are coming up to the crossing. oh my goodness. 0h are coming up to the crossing. oh my goodness. oh my gosh, i can't believe we are going through the crossing! although some of tokyo's taxidrivers say that they can be disruptive and dangerous. johnny tells me that he has supervised over 2002 is without any serious accidents. but several cab drivers we met still had concerns. last year, a record number of almost

29 million people came to japan and as tokyo gears up to host the would—be games in two years time, the authorities are keen to see the maricar tours continue, but they are looking into how safe they are. new regulations now mean that modifications will have to be made to the go—kart and it is hoped that repositioning taillights and better back and head protection and mudguards will provide safety for

other road users and pedestrians. tokyois other road users and pedestrians. tokyo is such a hotbed of trends and innovation and as the birthplace of idiot games, it would be ashamed to see an end to these tours are. hope the new safety regulations will help keep them on the road here. that was so keep them on the road here. that was so much fun! i really had a good time. once i started to relax and got used to driving this car it was crazy, i can't believe they let you drive this on the streets of tokyo. i really felt like i was in a video game that most of the time. it was crazy and i was so close to cars, so low down. that it was really fun and i felt like a celebrity, low down. that it was really fun and ifelt like a celebrity, everyone was waiting at you, it was a great way to see the city. —— waving. and if you're thinking of heading to

tokyo and if you're thinking of heading to to kyo a ny and if you're thinking of heading to tokyo any time soon. here is the travel show guide and other things you can see or do. public transport here in tokyo is clean, efficient and easy to use, with signs in japanese and english on all trains, stations and us as. but if you find a language barrier and issue, there are now plenty of reliable translation at speed can download to your smartphone. if you are flying to all from narita, one tip worth remembering is not to take a cab because the cost can be i watering, so because the cost can be i watering, sojump on board one of the regular trains that run between the airport and the city centre in stead. the end of march and the start of april at peak times for travel injapan as locals and terrorist two flock to see the start of spring and the burst of colour brought in by the

annual cherry blossom season. —— tourists. in tokyo, one of the best places to take it in is a national garden which is a short walk away from shinjuku station. 0ne garden which is a short walk away from shinjuku station. one piece of good news for travellers is that nobody here in japan good news for travellers is that nobody here injapan expects you to leave a tip, providing good service injapan is all part of the code of hospitality. so there is no need to give your waiter, taxi driver or porter anything other than what it says on the bill. if you do there is every chance they might run after you to return the tip. and if you are looking for something a little different when it comes to taking travel pics, once you have visited all the usual tourist sites in tokyo, why not head to nearby yokohama or kawaski, could jump upon a night cruise. picking atmospheric

photos of plants, which translates to factory passion, is growing study join in and you'll go home some striking pictures that are a world away from the usual cherry blossom and kimonos that. —— snaps. stay tuned to the travel show because coming up after the break: lucy is here with some tips on how to travel the planet without using too much plastic. and we met the woman in america who has a town all to herself. i am the may at and i am the town board basically, but then i do worry about elections because there is not much competition. so they go away. —— don't go away. we have been hearing a lot in the

news lately about sustainability and coffee cup recycling schemes, but being green when you travel can be tricky. disposable water bottles like this are easy to feel at home without a second thought, but what if you are in a new and unfamiliar city? weed you go to get clean and free water? some places around the world i try to tackle the issue by providing more drinking water with the hope of cutting down on single use bottles thrown away. travelling internationally it is worth firing up internationally it is worth firing up the wetap internationally it is worth firing pp- internationally it is worth firing i internationally it is worth firing up the wetap app. i really like the fa ct up the wetap app. i really like the fact that it is community—based, so if you stubble across a drinking fountain that isn't identified, you simply tap this button here and add it to the platform. in london, a network of tricking points is being rolled out in summer. here in borough market, new fountains are already up and running and rather

than a civil use disposable bottle, i have got this to try out the. this what bottle connects to a app on your phone via bluetooth. 0nce what bottle connects to a app on your phone via bluetooth. once you are connected, a sensor is able to detect how much water you are drinking. you can set daily goals based on information and it will glow to give you a gentle reminder when it is time to hydrate. however, in orderfor it when it is time to hydrate. however, in order for it to when it is time to hydrate. however, in orderfor it to keep when it is time to hydrate. however, in order for it to keep tabs on when it is time to hydrate. however, in orderfor it to keep tabs on how much you are drinking it needs to be placed on a flat surface every time you take a swig. great if you are at their desk, not so much if you are at the gym or on the move. i like that you can tell it where you are in the world, if you are in a hot country it will increase in our times he tells you to ring. it is not just cutting down times he tells you to ring. it is notjust cutting down on plastic bottles that will reduce your carbon footprint. i popped in to see andrew to talk about some friendly apps for my next trip. one i would recommend is going on green globe, it has

results, and attractions that are eco— friendly. is a pretty extensive list, p on jamaica. eco— friendly. is a pretty extensive list, p onjamaica. to be injamaica right now! you can see there is a list of all of the different ones here. quite a lot of resorts. different resorts, you tap on the ones you are interested in and you tap on it and also what it does to help the environment. the next one is 0lio. help the environment. the next one is olio. i have heard a lot. it is supercool, it is great if you are travelling or not. it is all about reducing food waste. and so it means that you can give away through that you don't need, but also get through that people are giving away. if you are planning a trip and you look in yourfridge and are planning a trip and you look in your fridge and you are like a have got a carton of milk and a fruit role of fruit and it will go to waste. put it on the app and somebody will let it. the other way round is that if you are in a city

and you don't really want to pay for and you don't really want to pay for a meal or whatever, you look under the act and see who is giving away food. the last one i would recommend is spinlister, think of it as a b&b but for bikes in your local area that you can hire. i have searched los angeles and you search your local area and find what is available and so there are road bikes, mountain bikes, they do surf gear, ski gear, all sorts of stuff. it usually works out less than around $20 a day and it is much cheaper than getting taxis everywhere and you are eco— friendly because you are riding a bike. and finally, if you can't start the day without a caffeine fix even away on holiday, then the pakito cup could help. reusable copycats are nothing new and some offer a discount if you bring your own. that it can be annoying carrying those around. what is great about the pakito is it swishes down and extends to three different sizes. it is a little fiddly to pull out, but once fully

extended about a full—sized cup. regular americano, please. to finish this week, we're off to the vast and rolling prairies of midwest to meet a woman in nebraska who pays taxes to herself, runs the only business in town and wins every local election for mayor hands down because she is the only person still living there. that has made her something of a tourist attraction in her own right. i live here in monowi nebraska. everyone else has either moved away or passed away. this is where i chose to stay. my parents

moved to a farm about a quarter of a mile out of town he when i was just over a—year—old. for ia years now i have been here by myself. we get to this corner and an over that way... it looks like a rusty building sitting in those trees. that was the town jail at one time. these were just family pictures we had taken. my just family pictures we had taken. my array of them here at is immediate family. as a wedding picture. this is my german grandparents. and then this was a family picture we had. that is me. basically all of us lived here in monowi at one time. i have a daughter and a son. they have both lived away ever since they got out of school. people ask if they worry about me and i say they do but they also respect the fact that this is

what i want to do. the post office and the little grocery store closed at about the same time we bought this in 71. so that put us into the business. i open the bharat nayan. trucks come and salesmen come and customers come and some people come to visit and have a cup of coffee. they leave messages for one another. their call to see if someone is here. it is a harbour and i think eve ryo ne here. it is a harbour and i think everyone feels welcome to come. everyone needs a place like that, i guess, including myself. i needed this type of vehicle to haul things for work and what have you. i am the only one who lives in town i thought it would be great to show it off, i guess. monowi. i don't go anywhere

where people don't recognise me, that's for certain. it was an active church until the middle of the 19605. i church until the middle of the i960s. i used to go to church on sunday school there. my father ‘s funeral was the last funeral there in march of 1960. this was broad street. in front of my bar. it was laid out, there were houses all around here. this is a new flag. it has not been up for that long. it is beautiful. being as i am the only one here in town there are other responsibilities besides the bar. i am the mayor. i am the town board, basically. but i don't worry about elections because there is not a lot of competition. i kid about it but if you're not within the city limits you cannot vote. and here is the library. he had accumulated looks.

he got put in here. he couldn't do that they were put in for him. a wall over their is a clerk that his son made. i think it is a great memorial to him because he was such a book person. he would be so proud of anybody who comes to borrow some. the town of monowi and i, to a certain extent, we have become a household word. i think people find it interesting or fascinating or something. i have people who have been here from a7 of the states and i have had from ai or two foreign countries. when you get to be 8a yea rs old countries. when you get to be 8a years old there is a comfort in

knowing everybody and around here somebody is always checking on me and looking after me. you know, doing things for me. so i am kind of spoiled because they keep track of me and look after me. i don't have any desire to live anywhere else. i am perfectly happy right where i am at right now. that is it for the travel show this week. coming up next week... we look back at our travels so far this year including the time henry headed to australia. and when mike got this gentle introduction to life. there gunshots, there are sirens. there

are people crawling on the ground. i don't know what is going on. are people crawling on the ground. i don't know what is going onlj are people crawling on the ground. i don't know what is going on. i hope you canjoin don't know what is going on. i hope you can join us don't know what is going on. i hope you canjoin us for don't know what is going on. i hope you can join us for that. don't know what is going on. i hope you canjoin us for that. don't forget, if you want your followers on the road in real time you can to on the road in real time you can to on social media. until next time, from all of us here in tokyo, it is goodbye. hello there. step outside this weekend and you may well have a bit of a shock to the system, particularly if you got to enjoy some sunshine during friday, because in southern areas, that lifted temperatures all the way up to ia degrees. forget about that for saturday. two or three degrees will be much more typical, and not only will it be cold through the weekend, we'll see some snow and some ice, which brings the potential for some disruption. so here's how the early part of saturday shapes up.

this band of snow drifting southwards and westwards, perhaps still some rain and sleet into the far south—west. but these showers following on from the east will all be falling as snow, because there is some very cold air racing towards us. i say racing — we'll have a really strong easterly wind blowing, and that will make it feel extremely cold. now, i've taken the cloud off the charts to allow us to focus on the snow. you can see this band of snow moving across southern areas. that could give a covering in places, then these showers feeding in from the east, particularly across parts of northern england. all the while, for northern ireland and scotland, not as many showers. there will be some sunshine here, but wherever you are, a cold day. and then, when we add on the strength of the wind and factor that into the equation, well, it will feel like it is sub—zero across many parts of the country. and then, as we go into saturday night, we have met office amber "be prepared" warnings in force, initially across parts of eastern england, into the north midlands, also parts of the south—east, including the london area,

and then into sunday, parts of south—west england and south wales. these are the areas most prone to disruptive snowfall as we head through saturday night and into sunday. lots of showers pushing in from the east, as you can see. and then later in the night, through the early hours, there is the potential for an area of more persistent snow to develop across the south—west of england and into the south of wales. temperatures dropping below freezing, so quite a widespread frost and some ice to take us into sunday morning. so on sunday there is the potential for significant and disruptive snow across the south—west of england and the south—west of wales. worth staying in touch with our forecast through the weekend. but notice further east, the showers tend to fade away. more in the way of dry weather, some spells of sunshine. it will, though, still be cold. now, high pressure will be sitting to the north as we go through the weekend. during sunday night, that high drifts a little bit further westwards, and eventually that will cut off the feed of easterly winds, giving us

something a bit more northerly. still not a very warm wind direction, but things will turn a bit less cold through next week. dry to start, more unsettled later on. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. police investigating the murder of a businessman in london begin contacting other russian exiles to discuss their personal safety in britain. forensic teams have been working through the night to find out what happened to nikolai glushkov, who was found dead on monday. good morning, it's saturday i7 march. also this morning: police launch a murder investigation after two women are shot dead at a house in east sussex. 100 flights are cancelled and drivers are told to expect disruption, as the "mini beast from the east" sweeps in.