Part 4. Tokyo, Kamakura & Hakone – neon to nature
In this our fourth and last part of our tour around Honshu, we investigate the capital and its environs – a kaleidoscope of smoke and mirrors. We’ve encircled Honshu, the main island, in our tour of Japan. As you’ll see from the map below we’ve finally returned to Tokyo to investigate the city itself and some of the more notable locations that surround it – from views of iconic Mount Fuji, to boiling hot...
Ryokan – a novel experience in Kyoto
Seeking a novel experience in Japan… Whilst you might not judge a book by its cover, the book itself might open a whole new world for you. Before ever going to Japan we had by coincidence read ‘Shogun’ by James Clavell. If you don’t know, it’s a somewhat stylised ‘faction’ book about the struggle for power, through battle and intrigue in the time of the feudal Emperors; as seen through the eyes of the English sailor John...
