A three year gap in time has gone unusually quickly. When the decision to travel again arose after Japan’s borders opened in October 2022, resuming a travel blog was with mixed emotions, particularly being the way the world is now. However, with our usual “when in Rome do as the Roman’s” philosophy, respect for local customs and people, and precautions fitting the traveler’s we are, we are here and here it begins. The ‘old friend’ of the Hotel Radisson seemed to be in the throes of an upgrade, that led us to choose the Narita Hilton for the arrival hotel instead. Ten years on from the 2013 ‘Ma, Pa and translator’ trip when I was last there, the place was still fading in decor but quiet, and far from the busyness of then. So much so,
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