After cramming in as much of Tokyo as we could into the first three days (which also included our visit to the incredible Studio Ghibli Museum!), we headed for the peace and quiet of the Izu Peninsula, an area famous for its hot springs, beautiful mountains and perfect beaches. All this, and just two hours […]
Japanese Style Steak Salad
Look away now if you are vegetarian, for this is a salad very much for carnivores! Unless of course you fancy switching the steak for tuna or tofu? Both of which I think would work equally well… It’s not all fish in Japan (although as you might imagine there is a lot!), and we were […]
Sunday Photo – Minnow Fishing
A spot of summer minnow fishing at Granny’s house…
Japan – Part 1 – Shinjaku, Shibuya and Asakusa
Before I start, I should mention that once upon a time, Mr R lived in Tokyo. Not for too long, but long enough to learn a decent amount of Japanese. This definitely made our experience here a whole lot easier. Don’t let that put you off, I am not saying that anything we encountered would […]
Travelling by Rail in Japan
Before I make a start on what we actually did while we were away, I thought somebody somewhere might find this useful!… Apart from the plane to get there and the odd taxi ride, almost every journey we took in Japan was by rail. This is a country obsessed by trains – home to some […]