Amerika-mura, Osaka-jo and Aquarium Antics

Yesterday I didn’t update the blog as I did not really have all that much to report. We started off early, and headed by subway to Amerika-mura, as we ran out of time the day before to really check it out. Unfortunately it was very cold and rainy, and most of the shops weren’t open [...]

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Ginza, Godzilla, Harajuku and Shinjuku

The mega day began with a breakfast James got from  the downstairs  combini while I was still asleep. Today the weather was clear, which was really nice after a soggy and humid day yesterday. We could even see Mt Fuji faintly through the fog from our hotel window which was pretty awesome.
Our first task (after [...]

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Beads R Us or Asakusabashi is Awesome!

This morning James spoilt me with breakfast in bed – while I was still asleep, he went down and bought us some yummy croissants from the hotel bakery, and believe me after staying up until late last night typing up the blog, they were well received, along with an ice coffee which went down a [...]

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So long Sapporo

Today was our last day in Sapporo, and so we had to attend to a few ‘chores’ as is usual on the last day before travel. Our most pressing need was to sort out what to do with all of our purchases – James had purchased several large Gundam sets, and we had bought a [...]

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Shopping in Sapporo

Today was a day spent sightseeing and shopping in Sapporo – and we had lots of fun!!
It was 7 degrees when we set out at about 8.30 am directly to Mr Donuts for a yummy breakfast. We will both sincerely miss Mr Donuts when we get back home, but I think James will suffer a [...]

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Feeling Foxy in Kyoto – Tues 28 Oct

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Thankfully today James woke up feeling much better! We decided to spend the morning at the Fushimi Inari shrine, which is famous for being the major shrine for the worship of the fox, the most important of all fox shrines in [...]

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Mellow day in Hiroshima

After so many days hitting the pavement, sightseeing from dawn til dusk and then more, today was far more mellow. I slept in until almost 9am, coughing and spluttering as my cold has moved down to my chest – yay!! (not!)
Our main goal today was to visit Hijiyama Park, which is set on a mountain [...]

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Canal City and Hitting Hiroshima

I was really grateful for the chance to sleep in today, as my cold has worsened and I have almost no voice! Today was our last day in Fukuoka, before heading to Hiroshima, and I am typing this while sitting on the Shinkansen travelling through the countryside at 300km/hour!

We got up at about 8am this [...]

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