We took the Shinkansen to Nagano using our rail pass and after arriving found out which bus to catch out to M-Wave, the ice skating rink used in the winter Olympics. We had never been ice skating so were willing to give it a try.Took an old wooden floored bus out to M-Wave and walked past a sign in Japanese then paid for our ticket to the museum and ice-skating rink. We went through the rather disappointing museum and through to the ice skating rink to find the l...

Caught the Shinkansen back to Tokyo. Dropped off our bags and went out for dinner.

We had breakfast at the hotel and were then picked up for our tour to Mt.Fuji. The first stop was at a service station on the way down to Mount Fuji to allow people to get a drink and stretch their legs. As it was such a clear day you could see the peak of Mt.Fuji from the service station.A few minutes later we were on our way to the viewing area on Mt.Fuji. Due to snow we went to the second level from the bottom but it still had excellent views of the mountain p...

We arrived back in Tokyo and caught the train from Tokyo station to Yurokucho station and then walked back to the hotel stopping for dinner on the way.

Had a bit of a sleep in and then had breakfast at the hotel using some discount vouchers we were given at check-in.We then set out walking to the Imperial Palace. The walk took about 10-15 minutes and we took some pictures of the outside of the palace and surrounding gardens.Finding lunch was going to be an issue so we had a look around and eventually found a restaurant which served some noodles and chicken dishes we would both eat.After lunch we caught the under...