I had finally made it.
What began as curious wonder aged 4 years old after exposure to Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Megadrive had manifested in a flight to Narita airport and me writing this on-board a Shinkansen (bullet train) speeding at 200 miles per hour. Continue reading
We couldn’t go to Japan without seeing Hiroshima. Continue reading
It’s almost guaranteed that Kyoto will feature on an itinerary when planning a trip to Japan. Continue reading
I’m 28 years old and the concept of ninjas still gets my blood pumping. Continue reading
We caught the shinkansen to Nagano for the sole purpose of finding the elusive ‘Snow Monkeys’, otherwise known as the Japanese macaques of Jigokudani. The image conjured in your mind may be familiar, but this place plays host to over 200 monkeys that descend from the mountains to bathe in an onsen (hot spring). Continue reading
I first considered visiting Okinawa waiting for the tube in London. Out of the gloom and on a billboard shone a psychedelic fish swimming in crystal clear water and I thought, ‘That’s Japan!?’ Well it turns out, it is and it isn’t. Continue reading
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