Hello All! As you know, we managed to get tickets to watch the Sumo wrestling in Tokyo last month - on Day 7 out of a two week program which only happens a few times a year! SAP helped us to purchase the tickets and you had to go and collect them from a "7-11" supermarket, which is the usual way to get tickets for concerts or events in Japan. The fights only lasted a few minutes each, but the preparation and the "warm-up" was the most fascinating, where each w...

Hi all! We visited Hiroshima last weekend for the long weekend, as Monday was a public holiday in Japan (15th Sept). It took 4.5 hours on the bullet train from Tokyo Station and we arrived early evening Friday... On Saturday we visited the Tori Gate Shrine (Itsukushima Shrine) on Miyajima Island, about an hour from Hiroshima by train then boat... one of the top 3 most scenic views in Japan! We were very lucky with the weather as it was amazing sunshine and blue...

Hi Everyone We thought we'd start a blog to share our photos and experiences whilst in Tokyo Japan for the next few months... Otherwise it will be 'death by photo' when we return to the UK! Here's the first couple of weeks' pictures ... we are having a great time so far, the Japanese culture is certainly different in many ways, but we also feel very at home here... Bye for now, Cathy & Darren xx