Up early for the treacherous trains back to Kyoto to catch the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Tokyo, our last destination of the tour. ...

26 May Big day of travel to leave Kyoto to head to Hakone, walked and struggled with luggage over a series of 4 trains, including...

This intriguing shrine was dedicated to the god of rice and sake by the Hata clan in the 8th century. ​ ​As the role of agriculture...

Up early to head to Train Station by 7.45am, again meeting point to have breakfast and stand in-line to ensure seat on Bullet train...

Off we go again, leaving the Monastery to make the return trip, Funicular and 2 trains back to Osaka to then catch a Shinkansen (300kph)...

After the meeting we returned to our room to make 1 suitcase an overnight bag for our early morning trip on several trains, including a...

18 May After more than 30 hours of collective travel (maybe 1-2hrs nap on plane), we collected our luggage and then attempted to...