Japan
March 2026

 

Friday 20th March

Chilson to Heathrow Holiday starts today In the normal course of events Jo and I clean the kitchen on a Friday morning, but…

Saturday 21st March

Flight to Hong Kong Despite staying within walking distance of Terminal 3 we are determined not to miss the flight, so have set…

Sunday 22nd March

Hong Kong to Fukuoka The flight from Heathrow is scheduled to land at 07:40 - which it probably did, but we then spent…

Monday 23rd March

Fukuoka Down to breakfast, where we eat in the same restaurant as our Steak Buffet last might. Slightly alarmingly it seems to have…

Tuesday 24th March

Fukuoka At some point Ken sent a WhatsApp message to say he has seen a Google Maps image of Nishi Park, full of…

Thursday 26th March

Kyoto Kyoto City Tour - Full Day - Includes lunch Our guide was Michi, a delightful lady with a subtle sense of humour.

Friday 27th March

Kyoto Day trip to Nara (Return train tickets included) Earlyish breakfast where I suddenly recognised the people sitting more or less at the…

Saturday 28th March

Kyoto to Kanazawa Kanazawa Sainoniwa Hotel I set the alarm for 6:00 am this morning, knowing that missing the train to Kanazawa could…

Sunday 29th March

Kanzawa A taxi to Kenroku-en Gardens, where a nice Irish lady who we had seen at breakfast was standing close to us in…