Sorry I haven't updated this for a while I have been very busy covering a lot of ground. After Kyoto and Osaka where I also visited Kobe and Nara, I headed west over to Hiroshima. This is one of my favourite places so far so beautiful and the people are so friendly. There is so much history, the memorial park is very impressive and the atomic bomb museum is very detailed and enlightening although quite tough too. There are also so many people who want to talk t...

Today I arrived in Osaka. Really enjoyed my time in Kyoto, it has a brilliant nightlife and I can now open bottles of beer with chopsticks (what an achievement!!!!). Also visited a tiny bar called Zappa which David Bowie regularly frequents, but he didn`t show unfortunately. The food is delicious here and I have tried lots of local dishes including Takoyaki (octupus balls in pancakes with dried fish), yumm. I visted the golden shrine which is impressive and many ...

Hi everyone, Well I have been in Kyoto for 4 days. Its a very popular part of Japan and a lot more relaxed then Tokyo which is nice. After some weird weather it is now very very hot and humid at night, so working on the tan! Have been to see lots of temples and shrines here some are enormous very beautiful and some involve climbing a lot of stairs/mountains. ALso saw the kyoto imperial gardens, the famous station and the catsles. Everything is very spiritual he...

Have been over in Tokyo for a while. Its a huge city, very hectic and loads of sights. Experienced the last train home and if you thought the tube could get crowded, you would be in for a shock, they literally climb on top of each other. Explored Shinjuku and central Tokyo. There are loads of famous buildings, the Tokyo times square and skyscrappers. I went to the imperial gardens for the afternoon which are beautiful and absolutely enormous, the famous fountain ...

Today is the end of Golden Week a week of holidays where the whole country has no work. We decided to explore carrie's town for a few days then head to Nagano, the sight for the 98' olympics. This place was amazing, I only saw 2 westerners the whole time I was there! We stayed in a traditional Japanese hotel which is tall, all dark wood and with lots of stairs and narrow lanes. Our room is great 3 mats, a floor table with seats, balcony with a great view, traditi...