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Arigatou – Thank-you Dou itashimashite – You’re welcome Sayonara - Goodbye Onegaishimas - Please Someone told me that when you go to...

We spent the first 3 days in Tokyo under the expert guidance of my 25 year old son, David, who is living and working in Japan and speaks...

Cherry Blossom season was coming to an end but we still caught eyefuls in the elevated, cooler areas around Mt Fuji. We were only allowed...

Everyone we met was extremely polite and helpful. Lots of bowing took place. The fashion sense in Tokyo was a little strange, we thought....

The Japanese people are very respectful and considerate of other people’s feelings. This is reflected in the lack of rubbish and graffiti...

Delicious! The tour included three meals a day, so it felt like we were constantly eating. Dinner time seemed to come early each night –...

Even though the Tour was booked in the US, Mr Ho, our tour guide, was a Singaporian Chinese fellow. He could speak three or four...

Peter and I had anticipated being the youngest couple on the tour. We had expected the Americans to be retired ‘grey nomads’. Wrong! We...

As always, toilets in far away places are always interesting. I can’t for the life of me understand why the Japanese Style toilets (i.e....

Whooo hooooo!!! I’ve done it again. This time I’ve sung kareoke without being drunk. It appears that Kareoke is a national pastime in...

The highlight of our trip was visiting my son's English School and taking part in his classes. the afternoon we were there he had 4...

We attended a tea ceremony where green tea was prepared and served in the traditional Japanese way. The tea was rather thick as it was...

I was keen to try out a traditional Japanese hot spring public bath (Onsen). The Tour Guide had informed us that we had to be naked, so,...

In Osaka we watched a kimono fashion parade followed by a photo opportunity with a 'trainee' geisha. As tradition goes, single girls wore...

It seems that pets are a luxury in Japan. We found dogs and cats selling for Y150,000 - Y400,000 (that's around $1,500 - $4,000). Even...

Whenever we visited a temple or other tourist spot we were inundated with multitudes of school children. Most were wearing school...