Dave and Kathleen arrivedat about the same time we got back from Hiroshima.we all went out to the fantastic ninja restaurant. We were lead through dark passages and over bridges into our separate private room.The food was fantastic , there were waterfalls in the restaurant smoke coming up from little lakes and that was all reflected in the bill which was over £100 per head! Absolutely brilliant experience that I would recommend to anyone.The restaurant was used ...

Linda and I were up earlyand we went for a trip to Hiroshima on the Shinkansen bullet train , at one time hitting 186 mph on the way. arrived to the minute on time, and grabbed the tram to the hotel which is very near the peace park .went to the museum which was very moving and walked around the park, hypo centre memorial and returned home to the crowne plaza hotel.we got a free upgrade to the room which was huge.went out and walk the streets in the evening and f...

Monday The typhoon subsided at about midday so after some shopping,we went up to Akakusa where we went to a temple.Took part in aritual which involved shaking apiece of metal and waiting for stick to drop out-you then matched the stick with A number and read your fortune.it cost you ¥100if you've got a bad fortune you then have to go and play another ¥200 to stick a candle insome sand and cleanse yourself with some smoke-what a con! .LINDA and Janet got bad r...

First day hotel room not ready- had to try and stay awake until 2 pm meaning 3 hours sleep in last 30. Went to Tokyo central station, jumped on the skybus for one hour of open top tour- very little British commentary- loud Japanese talk over the top of it- rubbish ! Back to hotel for 3 hours sleep

Long day but we have arrived at Tokyo.In classic style , her first visit to lounge, Janet took the BA executive lounge by storm. A bottle and a half of wine by 10 am she was full of beans and decided to embrace the japanese culture by taking pictures of everything in site including the plane steps, engine , wheels! She took her seat in business class, when the guy who was allocated to sit next to her appeared from around the corner. With a big smile on her face, ...