Ok, I know I’m a bit behind with the old blog, but I’ve been a busy bunny! Back to New Years Eve in Japan. After spending last new year in Preston’s most cheesy nightclub, Tokyo Joe’s we searched for somewhere hip and happening to spend new year. But After asking … Read More
After a break in proceedings it is now time to get back to blogging Japan. It is now New years Eve, during the day, and we are visiting Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo. Sensoji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest Buddhist temple, next to the temple is a Shinto shrine called Asakusa … Read More
Our first full day in Japan was spent hiking up a Mt Takao (Takaosan) situated about an hour outside of Tokyo. Standing at 599 meters high and with walking trails up to 3.8km long Takaosan is a challenging walk, which was why we took the cable car to the half … Read More
The day (30.12.06) arrived for our much awaited trip to Japan’s highest mountain and only active volcano, Mt Fuji. An early start was made more stressful when, despite allowing more than enough time to get to the bus, we almost missed it after going the wrong way on the subway! … Read More
Our last day in Japan and we were up early to make it to the Imperial Palace for the Emperor’s appearance then to the airport in time to fly back to Korea. After leaving our bags in a locker at the station we made our way to the palace. Coming … Read More
Standing at 333 meters tall Tokyo tower is 13 meters taller than its model, the Eiffel tower. After arriving in Tokyo and being shocked by how quiet it seemed; standing on the main platform at 150 meters and looking down on Tokyo lit up against the night sky the city … Read More
The day had finally arrived and even a very early start (5:30am) couldn’t dampen my excitement as we began the journey to Tokyo. The drive to the airport, in the comfort of a taxi, was uneventful. After arriving at the airport we had to find immigration and get a single … Read More