Day 4 - Yamaguchi - 12 Dec 2016 We set off at 9am after our breakfast at Smile Hotel. Our first destination was the Karato Market. We merely walked around the market, bought some local snacks and then headed for the Shimonoseki Aquarium. The Dolphin show was entertaining, albeit it was conducted in Japanese and only for 15 minutes. Of course, the kids roamed around the Aquarium and admired the different species of fish. Somehow, to me, it felt therapeutic ...

Day 3 - Yamaguchi - 11 Dec 2016 We set off at about 10am. Today is the day that we started our self-drive. Toyota Corolla Axio would be taking us round Japan for the next few days. Our first stop was at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine. There were lots of visitors at the shrine. While walking within the shrine's compound, we watched a show by a man who made his monkey performed various tricks such as walking on stilts and climbing up a pole. After admiring the shrin...