April - 2016 2/3

Walking a marathon: Kyoto Pt 4.

The final leg of our really long shuffle! Nijo castle, we made it just before sunset. We brought one of these for a treat - Amazing, it...

Next up we stopped by the magnificent grounds of the Imperial Castle. They were wide, spacious, and full of interesting trees over...

The main leg of our trip involved the temple Regeoin Sanjudangendo. The gardens were beautiful.[slideshow!] We found a stunning bell,...

The warm up: Fushimi Inari shrine. This place is breath-taking. Probably more so without the tourist hoards, but I won't complain as we...

Banraku originated in 1684 in Osaka, so where better than the Osaka National Banraku theatre to check it out. Show: IMOSEYAMA ONNA TEIKIN...

Osaka Aquarium! A day trip out and we chose the British thing to do- The nearest Tourist attraction. (We won't put allll the photos of...

We got back from a run, (hence red face).. and were confronted by Rateni, our new non-english speaking friend. He wouldn't let us leave,...

First trip to the nearest city! Osaka. Instead of getting a second train into the centre, we decided to walk. And we came across a temple...

The Cherry Blossom (Sakura) Illuminations are only on in Expo Park between 4-10 April - We came to Japan just in time! The locals all...

One of our local restaurants was an interesting trip. Once we eventually get past the whole... can I have a table scenario, we have to...