May 31, 2017 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 21 °CWe set off from Shinagawa station on our first Shinkansen (The Hikari) to Kyoto. Travelling at speeds of 175mph we reach Kyoto station in around 2:45mins, then at Kyoto station we switched to the JR Nara Line to Nara station. This took about 50mins nd we met Ben at the station. We had lunch at aRead more
May 30, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 25 °CWe started the day visiting Ueno Park, walking to various different shrines and getting our books stamped. We then took a Ginza line metro to Asakusa and walked to the Tokyo Sky tree which is an observation point and big mall. The main attraction for this was to visit the Pokemon Centre, which KateRead more
May 29, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 23 °CUp abit later than yesterday (nearly 11miles we needed the lay in) we set off for Akihabara. Arriving from the station we were greeted with a huge Sega sign lit up on a building. The weather was boiling hot! Not a wise choice to wear skinnys.. We walked into countless arcades, figurine and mangaRead more
May 28, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 18 °COur first destination was the Metropolitan Building for the free view of Tokyo.. were weren't dissapointed at all, it was an immense sight and words can't describe how big Tokyo is. We explored Shinjuku for quiet a few hours, great lively prefecture
May 28, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 18 °CWalking from Shibuya we went though Yoyogi Park. The park was beautiful, nice and relaxed and the perfect setting for the Meiji Jingu. The Tori Gates were huge on the lead up to the temple. Following the precise order of things we washed our hands /rinsed our mouths and walked on into the shrine. ItRead more
May 28, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 18 °CLeaving the hotel early we walked to the closer station called Gotanda, about 5mins walk from the hotel. Topped up the passmo cards with money we got the JR train to Shibuya on the Yamanote Line. Only about 10minutes and were here! One bucket list moment achieved by crossing Shibuya crossing. OntoRead more
May 27, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 24 °CHours early for check in and boiling hot after walking up hills to the the hotel we finally find it. Unable to check til 3pm we hit Dennys Diner. Kate uses it as a perfect chance to show of her Japanses and orders us coffee / cold and some breakfast. After Dennys we found a quiet little spot toRead more
May 27, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 21 °CReally quick train journey to Shinagawa Station, Train was simple to use and passmo cards are really efficient even working on the vending machines. Weather in Tokyo is really humid even this early. 8:36am we got to Shingawa station, hotel check in isn't till 3pm...better find a place to kill someRead more
May 27, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 20 °CVisa checks and baggage collection went smooth. We've picked up our portable WiFi and sorted out our Passmo cards for transport around Japan. Onwards to Shinagawa station.
May 27, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C11:20mins and were here! Flight wasn't bad at all. Had two meals, I had Japanese curry and Kate had some pasta with cheese and pesto, an hour before landing we both had an English breakfast. Watched a few films during the flight.. back to the future, Jason Bourne, Assassins Creed, Jack Ryan : NeverRead more
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