A final few hours in Tokyo before flying back to the UK. We visited Shinjuku and went to the top of Tokyo Skytree.
Welcome to our blog, following our family trips and holidays around the world. We live in Gloucestershire, UK but have also spent a year living in New Jersey, USA. We love using the school holidays to travel to new places and explore. Spending time with our two children, climbing mountains, splashing around in the sea on the coast or road tripping across Europe and the US. We hope you will enjoy our blogs designed to help us remember the great times we have had and hopefully provide you with helpful tips if you are following in our footsteps.
A final few hours in Tokyo before flying back to the UK. We visited Shinjuku and went to the top of Tokyo Skytree.
A day exploring the Izu Peninsula in the rain. We visited the Jogasaki Coast, Kawazu Seven Waterfalls and Joren Falls.
A travel day between Hakone and the Izy Peninsula. We stopped off at the Mishima Skywalk, Rakujuen Park and visited the hot springs town of Shuzenji Onsen where we sampled wasabi ice cream. We then checked into our hotel - the Marriot Izu.
We spent two nights in an Airbnb in Hakone. We took cable cars up Mount Hakone, sailed on the pirate ship on Lake Ashi and had beautiful views of Mount Fuji.
Our final morning in Kyoto and we visited the Higashiyama district and climbed to Kiyomizu-Dera. Next stop - Hakone.
A day in Kyoto using trains and buses to visit Fushimi Inari Taisha, To-ji Temple and Nishiki Market. We also went to Kyoto Train Station in the evening to see the light show on the staircase.
We took the train from Kyoto to spend the day in Nara. We visited Kofuku-ji and Todai-ji but spent most of our time feeding the deer crackers!
We travelled from Hiroshima to Kyoto on the bullet train in the morning. In the afternoon we visited Kinkaku-ji and Arashiyama Bamboo Forest before checking in to our Airbnb for the next few days.
Our final day in Hiroshima before travelling to Kyoto. We visited the Peace Memorial Museum and then did a little bit of shopping at Don Quijote.
We took a boat trip from Hiroshima to Miyajima Island to see the deer and visit the orange gate of Itsukushima Jinga.