We headed out early from our hotel to visit the Ohmicho Market before boarding our train to Takayama. The market contains tons of seafood, urchins,oysters,snails, crab some selling for as much as $230.00 each. We take the train through beautiful terraced hillsides – everyone is gardening. The mountains are gorgeous – snow covered. It looks […]

We took the loop bus on our morning visit to Kenrokuen – one of Japan’s 3 most beautiful gardens. Pine trees, seas of moss, some cherry blossoms, koi ponds and a teahouse – just the way you would expect a Japanese garden to look. We also spot numerous couples having their wedding pictures taken in […]

Met with our tour group last night for a quick get to know you, before heading back to our room and bed. Met everyone in the lobby before beginning our trek to Tokyo station to board our bullet train to Kanazawa. We all split up to purchase our Bento box lunches before boarding the train. […]

Today we check out Shibuya and Harajuku. We start at the famous Shibuya Scramble Crossing. The traffic stops in all directions allowing masses of people to cross the intersection in any direction they want. On busy days over 500,000+ people cross here. We cross and start our walking tour of the various shopping areas around […]

Today we are going to the Imperial Palace, the main reason we came to Japan, and after a long subway ride and an even longer walk, we arrived. We viewed the gardens first before heading over to find the best view of the Palace. On our way back to the hotel, we ran across the […]

Went to bed early last night and woke up at 4am, way too early, fortunately we managed to go back to sleep till 7.   Once up, we went looking for something to eat and settled on a couple of pastries from seven eleven. Then it was out the door and on to Tokyo Metropolitan Government […]

They just called our flight so unless it crashes on the way to Tokyo we’re going to make it. YEH!! After a short flight to Vancouver, and a long walk to our terminal and no Tim’s to be found, it was time to board our plane for the long flight to Japan. (10hrs) Although the […]

Day 1 – TokyoArrive at any time. Meet Your CEO and GroupYour opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travelers, and learn more about your tour. Opt to join the group for a local meal afterwards. Don’t forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to […]

With only two weeks to go, it looks like we might actually make it to Japan, this will be our third try to visit Japan & Korea. Our first attempt was in 2011 but 2 weeks before we were due to leave an earthquake caused a tsunami that damaged the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power station which […]