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A Week In Tokyo
Off To A Wet Start … We arrived in Tokyo 30 minutes ahead of schedule after a very comfortable business class flight on the new Boeing Dreamliner. This is a very quiet and comfortable plane so we both...
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Goodbye Tokyo, Hello Takayama
A Taste Of The Country Side …. We left Tokyo at 8.33am precisely on the Shinkansan (bullet train) bound for Nagoya. It was a pleasant 100 minute trip in first class, so nice and relaxing after a busy...
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Kanazawa, The Old And The New
Kanazawa, A Contrast To Takayama …. Once again a very pleasant train trip from Takayama to Kanazawa which took about 2 hours. We wound our way down out of the mountains and on to flat plains as we...
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A Side Trip To Hiroshima
Back On The Bullet Train …. Whilst in Osaka we planned a 2 day side trip to Hiroshima with the primary objectives of visiting the island of Miyajima and the Peace Park in Hiroshima. Our 87 minute...
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Back To The Big Smoke, Osaka
Another Pleasant Rail Journey …. We departed Kanazawa shortly after 9:00AM for a very pleasant 2 1/2 hour rail journey to Osaka. Travelling by train in Japan is a great experience. Trains run on...
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