Day 8 - Less is more in Mt Fuji

Today started off nice and slow. A nice change after getting up at 6:30 most days. We ate breakfast and took advantage of the free internet access at K’s House while waiting for the boys to get up.
Harry and Gideon made an appearance around 11:00am and we headed off in the direction of the […]

Day 7 - Mt Fuji, here we come!

Today was the day of travel. Once again, we packed up all of our belongings into our suitcases and lugged them over gravel, sand, cobblestone and side walks to the train station. Carrying them upstairs was a particular joy that is better left forgotten.
The two and a half hour train ride to Mishima Station […]

Day 6 - North Kyoto

After a very peaceful night falling asleep to the rain in our temple accommodation, (which by the way I highly recommend) we woke early to call Mum and wish her Happy Birthday. We regaled her with our experiences so far and tales of our “rock pillows” for a while and then headed off to enjoy […]

Day 5 -Shunkoin Temple

Five days in, it was time to do the laundry, which was free due to the new annex of K’s House being complete next door. Unfortunately, free isn’t always good. We killed our clothes. Something in the brand new machine turned all of our light coloured clothing purple!!
Sandy was gutted as she had a few […]

Day 4 - Osaka & Himegi

Himegi castle was one of the sites that was on the top of both Sandy’s and my list to see while in Japan. It is the oldest authentic (not restored) castle in Japan and is certainly a sight to behold.
It was well and truly worth the 2+ hours on the train to get there and […]