A day for history buffs between medieval gardens and ancient shrines. And sakuras make everything better, even a climb up 700 steps!

A relaxed travel day from West to East Shikoku as we go to our base for the next few days, "small" Takamatsu.

We move on to our third Japanese island, small Shikoku. Another lovely Shinkansen trip, and a beautiful samurai castle decked in blossoms.

Today is the first of what we hope will be many exciting day trips to see some of the most renowned sights of Japan. We haven’t activated...

First steps on Honshu to Hiroshima. Despite the cold we squeeze in a picnic under the cherry blossoms, lovely!

After seeing Nagasaki from above, we explore it on foot and visit the Atomic Bomb Museum: sobering!

Having finally made it to Japan we have a fantastic first afternoon checking out Nagasaki’s ten million dollar aerial view