Exploring Japan: A Winter Journey of Food, Family, and Adventure
Get ready to join Rob and I on an exciting two-month journey through Japan this winter! From snow-covered landscapes to bustling cityscapes, we’ll be sharing our adventures exploring the beauty and traditions of Japan during its magical cold season.
LEAVING YOKOHAMA AND RETURNING TO OSAKA 20.12.2024 Showered, breakfasted and ready to hit the rails! We will soon be boarding a densha (suburban train) and then a shinkansen, which will […]
Exploring one of the best cities in Japan 19.12.2024 We both slept well last night, which is something we really needed. It seems like we hit the ground running when […]
WE WAKE TO THE SIGHT OF SNOW FALLING, BEAUTIFUL. 18.12.2024 I haven’t seen snow falling this heavily for a long time. I absolutely love the silent, mesmerising, picture show that […]
LEAVING SENDAI AND TRAVELLING TO OMIYA then ECHIGO YUZAWA 17.12.2024 Had a quick breakfast at the Comfort Inn where the food was ordinary compared to anywhere else we’ve stayed. The […]
WE LEAVE HOKKAIDO IN STYLE. ON A SHINKANSEN 16.12.2024 Left the ReSol Hotel around 9.00am and made our way to the Hakodate Fish Market. Mami really wants to have seafood […]
GOODBYE SAPPORO, HELLO HAKODATE 15.12.2024 Today we leave Sapporo and head south to Hakodate. We started the day with breakfast at our hotel and then returned to our room to […]
OUR BIGGEST SURPRISE IN SAPPORO 14.12.2024 Today I woke Mami at 6.30am so she could go to the onsen (traditional Japanese hot baths) which are on the ground floor of […]
WE CATCH A TRAIN TO OTARU AND SOME UNWANTED SURPRISES 13.12.2024 Slept well. In fact we slept so well we were almost late for breakfast. That would have been a […]
WE ARE GOING SHOPPING THEN OFF TO HOKKAIDO! 12.12.2024 After a light brekky, Nana drove us to Rinku Town Outlet to see if we could pick up some bargains. It […]