As the cooler weather has begun to roll in we were keen to fit in a few more hikes before it starts to snow on the mountains. In searching for new hikes close to Tokyo we came across a few in Gunma Prefecture that we were keen to do so we booked a hotel, a … More Hiking Mt. Shibutsu 至仏山 in Oze National Park 尾瀬

20th – 22nd August Day 1 After getting back from Hokkaido we were keen to fit in one more little trip before Maddy had to return to work on Sunday. We decided on Nikko as it’s only 2 hours drive from Tokyo and is a must-visit historical spot in Japan. Maddy had visited Nikko in … More Shrines, Kayaks and Edo in Nikko 日光

At 8:15am, August 6th, 1945, a US B-29 Bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing an estimated 80,000 people on impact and completely devastating the city. A further estimated 50,000 people would die over the days, weeks and years to come due to radiation exposure. When you arrive in Hiroshima, the first … More Hiroshima: A city recovered from war

Welcome to day one of our ‘Osaka Trip’! Our family trips are well known to be a ‘lets see how much we can do in just four day’ kind of trips. This one was no exception. Having never been to Osaka and the surrounding areas, we thought it was finally time venture West. We took … More A day-trip to Miyajima Island

After having our international driver’s licences for over a year, they have now expired and in Japan that means that you either apply for a Japanese licence or you don’t drive. In most countries you can’t renew your international licence after one year and have to get your local licence instead. As we had summer … More Getting our Japanese Driver’s Licences

With the state of emergency being lifted countrywide, it was time to finally leave the city and head out hiking again for the first time in 6 months. Thankfully, Tokyo prefecture has a number of mountains to visit that are only a day trip away. Having visited Mt. Mitake (mee-tar-kay) before in rather unfavourable weather, … More Mt. Mitake 御岳山 – Mt. Hinode 日の出山

South Korea has been on our bucket-list for a while now as it is a popular country for Japanese people to visit due to being so close. So we decided we would jet off to Seoul with our last 5 days of winter holiday. Day 1 Our flight from Tokyo at 8:15am left little room … More South Korea

Its just assumed that when in Tokyo, you visit Disneyland. But, there is another unique Disney park in Tokyo, and that’s the beloved DisneySea. It is home to, what I would call, a random assortment of attractions from Indiana Jones, to the Little Mermaid. On the 14th October, we set off for the happiest place … More An adventure at Tokyo DisneySea

On 3 different visits to Japan, I had not yet seen the symbol of Japan up close. On my birthday this year, I had but one wish. To see the breathtaking mountain up close. So, on the 8th December, we took off on a 2 hour bus trip from Tokyo to the beautiful Mt Fuji. … More Mt Fuji: A winter wonderland

3rd November 2019By Georgia Payne Determined to fit in another hike before it began snowing on the mountains, we headed to Chuzenjiko 中禅寺湖 (Lake Chuzenji), a lake near Nikko, nestled amongst the mountains, with a spectacular show of autumn leaves. Nikko itself is easy to reach via Skinkansen (bullet train), but Lake Chuzenji is a … More Lake Chuzenji – Home of Autumn