Today we visited Nara, a nearby town full of beautiful old shrines and temples. It is the ancient capital of Japan. We had a great day and saw the sun for the first time since arriving! `Sacred` deer stroll through the park which you can feed. We`ve strolled through Kyoto this evening, had sushi for dinner & got a glimpse of a real geisha. It couldn`t get much better! Hope you are all ok. Clare xxx

Hi all Just arrived in Kyoto after spending a few days in Tokyo. Tokyo was interesting! We have just about mastered the Japanese train system learning the hard way... Must go Love Clare xxx