Leaves of Gold

Our next stop was close to the Hagashi Chaya District but before going there we wanted to see some other…

Omni-cho Market

We slept quite late and enjoyed being able to take our time over breakfast. Then in the station we bought…

After a rest in the hotel we went out for some supper and found a most interesting little place. Obviously…

The hotel in Takayma proved to be opposite the station and very comfortable – way out the best so far.…

Up early and off to the station where we found where our train would leave before having some breakfast at…

I’m interrupting the tale of my parents’ trip around Japan to share a short trip I took to Scotland last…

From the castle we walked the short distance to the centre of town and found a nice restaurant for an evening…

We went up Mount Hakone in a cable car and could smell the sulphur which is constantly seeping out of cracks in…

The next day we went on a tour to Mount Fuji, then on to Hakone and finally dropped us off at…

We took the underground again, changing twice, so as to visit the gardens of the imperial palace. From the underground…