"Yeah, but if you had railguns....."

Started the day with a visit to the Tsukiji fish markets for some fresh cooked scallops then headed to Uemo to check out preparations for the pending Cherry Blossom madness. Then made the obligatoryЧитать далее
Enoshima Island

Took a day trip to Enoshima Island south of Tokyo. Started off via the stunning Tokyo Station to get a train to Orifuna then a Monorail to Enoshima. The Enoshima Iwaya caves on the island wereЧитать далее
Imperial Palace - Tokyo

Finished up a huge day with a walk around the Imperial Palace.
Shibuya Scramble - Tokyo

No visit to Tokyo is complete without a visit to Shibuya crossing. Being a Sunday, it was relatively quiet.
Cherry Blossoms in Shinjuku- Tokyo

Headed straight for Shinjuku to check out Godzilla and visit the Botanical Gardens where the Cherry Blossoms are starting to get into full swing.
Tokyo - here we go!

Arrived in Tokyo in the late afternoon and checked out the area around our hotel for dinner. Great location, only 3 subway stops for Tokyo Central Station.
Last day in Kyoto

Last day in Kyoto before heading back to the craziness of Tokyo. Checked out some of the old Kyoto trams that have been replaced by Japan's incredible rail system.
Nara deer park - Kyoto

Spent the morning down at the Nara deer park getting harassed by frisky deer, then took a walk through the Nara forest before finishing up with a walk through the Kofuku-ji Kokuhokan National TreasureЧитать далее
Kyoto Botanical Gardens

Cherry blossom season has started two weeks early this year, so lots of photos....
Dotonbori

Dotonbori, what else is there to say. Found a brilliant little sushi bar in a side street and indulged ourselves on some amazing sashimi and muso style sake. Yum!
Osaka Aquarium

Jumped on a local train to Osaka then onto the Osaka Aquarium. Tina and I visited the Aquarium back in 2016, but it still amazed us. I have know idea how the 9 metre tall and 34 metre wide tank wasЧитать далее
Kyoto - Fushimi Inari

Caught our first Shikansen for the trip today from Mishima to Kyoto. Checked in at our Air BnB which was only 10 minutes from Kyoto station then headed off to Fushimi-InarI, location of the famousЧитать далее
Mount Fuji - stunning

Fujiten Snow Park

Spent the full day at Fujiten Snow Park. Had the absolute best time snowboarding (well, attempting to snow board). The kids had ski lessons and were flying down the slopes immediately. I spent moreЧитать далее
More snow, activities abandoned!

Well, our concerns did a 180 this morning from there not being enough snow to there being too much snow.
We made a bold attempt to drive up to Fujiten, but the number of cars stuck in the snow at theЧитать далее
SNOW!!!!

Great bus trip from Narita through the heart of Tokyo to Mount Fuji today.
The countryside look pretty devoid of snow on the way and it started raining when we first arrived at our guesthouse at MountЧитать далее
Arigato cherry blossoms!

Only in Tokyo for 2 hours and we find our first Cherry Blossoms.
Packed and ready to go!
