Walking a marathon: Kyoto Pt 2.
The main leg of our trip involved the temple Regeoin Sanjudangendo. The gardens were beautiful.[slideshow!] We found a stunning bell,...
Walking a marathon: Kyoto Pt 1.
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...
A Stunning Show
Banraku originated in 1684 in Osaka, so where better than the Osaka National Banraku theatre to check it out. Show: IMOSEYAMA ONNA TEIKIN...
Under the Sea!
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...
Making Friends
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,...
A first expedition to Osaka
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...
Cherry Blossom Illuminations
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...
Tabletop Chef!
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...
First glimpse into Katano
Masako (our flat owner) mentioned there were restaurants around Katanoshi station, a different nearby station. so when we FINALLY got up...
We have Take Off!
Like kids at christmas we were up at 3am and off in the taxi to Heathrow! The big journey has started :D We arrived to a very quiet...