That Japan Trip

Below are day-by-day posts from my travel diary / journal of our 2006 trip to Japan. Great fun was had by all… er, both of us.

	Day one – Arriving in Tokyo In which we take a bus from the airport, and go in search of bright lights and dinner.
	Day Two – Tokyo Meeting up with a friend, old and new, and discovering marvellous tofu cuisine.
	Day Three – Tokyo to Nagoya In which we eat sushi for breakfast and board a bullet train for Nagoya.
	Day Four – Nagoya to Kyoto In which we discover a temple and choose a pair of teacups.
	Day Five – Nara and Kyoto In which we tour the temple park and avoid being mugged by sacred deer with a biscuit habit.
	Day Six – Kyoto In which we walk through red tunnels and dine by the river.
	Day Seven – Kyoto (Nanzen-ji) In which we watch tigers leaping over a river, and enjoy walking outdoors in our socks.
	Day Eight – Kyoto to Fukui In which we watch a talent show, and take the slow trains in Japan.
	Day Nine – Eihei-ji In which we visit a big temple and have another bath.
	Day Ten – Fukui to Kanazawa In which we drink gold tea and spend time in a geisha’s bedroom.
	Day Eleven – Kanazawa In which we wander through other people’s houses and gardens, and eat Italian… er, Japanese… er, Italian food.
	Day Twelve – Kanazawa to Matsumoto In which we go up and up and up again, on a train into the mountains.
	Day Thirteen – Matsumoto castle In which we tour a 15th century pile, and generally laze about as if we were on holiday… erm, which we were.
	Day Fourteen – Matsumoto (JUM) In which we find a museum out there in a field somewhere, with art under the stairs, and tuck into apples as big as your head.
	Day Fifteen – Matsumoto to Tokyo (Narita airport) In which we speed across Japan, heading home.