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July 21st 2014

Published: August 10th 2014

Spending our first 5 days in Tokyo, we decided to allocate 2 of these days to sightseeing outside Tokyo itself and chose Nikko and Lake Kawaguchiko (for Mount Fuji). Part 1 – Nikko…UNESCO World Heritage site and lots of renovations! After stopping off at 7-11 to pick up some croissants and jam for the train ride, we headed to Asakusa station. We were a little disappointed that the better val... Read Full Entry

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Donna and Neil

We saved for 3 years and then went Hoff to travel the world. Chris Columbus and Magellan eat your heart out...do you reckon other people will have already discovered the places we are going to? You bet! About Us Neil, originally from Hartlepool, UK and Donna, originally from the Wirral, UK have known each other for 19 years. We bought a house, got cushy jobs in Nottingham and always had a passion to travel and see what more was out there in the big wide world (sounds corny or what?). The opportunity came when we were both made redundant and given nice r... full info

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Lake Kawaguchiko

notice the pink swan pedalo?!

Neil waiting for lunch overlooking Lake Kawaguchiko

Cable car, or ropeway as the Japanese call them

Lake Kawaguchiko

The Kachi Kachi folktale

Sinister!

It was the smoothest cable car we have ever been on

View from the top

it was the end of hydrangea season

See those clouds? that's Mount Fuji, that is

honestly, it is!

Giant peach

in front of the mysteriously shy Mount Fuji

Fuji Q Highland park

with rollercoasters and everything!

At the viewing point for Mount Fuji

Yoshinoya tea...cheap!

See the receipt? ¥1140 or £6.55

Bell of Tenjo - so there's a myth...

if you look through the heart and ring the bell and see Mount Fuji, your wish will come true. It's meant to be a vow of love fulfilled and good health

That's how it's meant to look :(

all we got was bloody clouds!

Overlooking Lake Kawaguchiko

Neil on the hydrangea trail!

Action shot!

Arty shot

Dragon temizuya (water fountain) at the Gokoku shrine

Lychee Fanta!

We honestly thought it was raspberry, it was nice though

JR Pass

Top left, front cover of issued JR Pass Bottom left, back cover of issued JR Pass Top right, JR Pass exchange order Middle right, inside of JR Pass exchange order Bottom right, train booking ticket

11th August 2014

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Japan
The journey is key not the destination....with that said it is always nice having a fast train to get you there. :) Seat warmers sound great. Luck you. Glad you got your noodles & peaches. Life is simple isn't it?

11th August 2014

Donna and Neil
Donna and Neil

faster trains and seat warmers ;)
Yes, MJ and Dave, the journey is key but it was lovely to have super-fast trains which ran on time! We do get pleasure from simple things like peaches, noodles and seat warmers on toilets...we are missing the Japanese toilets :(

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