Japan Town in Islington.
A good dementia friendly walk. 10 people came!
Eating pizza in sexy underwear.
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A photo from Sarah and the time we went to the Eden Project. Four years ago. The start of our friendship.
Watching Japanese wildlife programmes with Jonny and making our usual silly comments.
Letting myself nap. And then eat a scone with butter and jam.
Treating myself to an okonomiyaki for lunch.
The alumni meeting for Influencing Change. Reminded me why I do what I’m doing.
The old badge and card. Might not go down well but it made me laugh.
Being in a good mood at work! Goodbye Car Free Day, hello not being stressed!
Reliving Japan, one year ago today. The great coffees and the incredible savoury pancake thing.
Rich roast peanut butter.
Granny. Little willies.
Watching Fred enjoy my present.
My holiday anniversary present from Han.
Green tea mini kit kat from Japan.
Decathlon. Buying everything. Trying everything on. Big empty shop with no stress.
Evie Oddly’s second face.
Using my delicious Christmas moisturiser again. I forgot how lovely it smelt.
Japanese cheesecake from Adam.
Deciding to walk home in the rain. Watching it bounce off the pavement and catch the light.
Not really sure what day it is again. But from the last 24 hours…
Lovely shower
Finally made it to a Uniqlo
More new KitKat flavours
Having a seat between us on the flight. It’s so much nicer when you can lie down
Buying our way into the fancy lounge at Ho Chi Minh. ‘Free’ watermelon for daaaaaays
Back to Tokyo. This time I managed to get to a gallery. The wood block one. Absolutely amazing how it’s done.
3D lattes.
Mad Harajuku shops
New KitKat flavours. And lots of cheap socks.
Another Zen dinner
Another Golden Gai drink. This time in Open Book which was so lovely.
Buffet breakfast. Double pancakes.
Pirate ship across the lake.
A lovely walk up and down the 400 year old road, covered in moss.
With a tea stop in an old tea house. Plus rice thing.
The beautiful, peaceful, gorgeous onsen.
The sneaky orgasm.
The tiny cake thing that we watched getting made.
Video calling Jo.
Freddie’s open mouth sleeping. Like Han.
The various travel methods to get from Teshima to Hakone. Walking, ferry, trains, tiny trains, funicular trains and a cable car.
My Michael Bublé joke.
The Story about our Google translate history.
The beautiful onsen. Sitting in the steaming water outside under the stars was lovely.
Buffet. Big huge buffet. With too many desserts.
Wearing the yukata to said buffet. #pantsfreebuffet
The art house on Naoshima that was totally dark but also actually wasn’t. Really cool. Left you smiling and laughing at how your mind and your eyes work.
The ferry across to Teshima.
The adorable tiny cafe for lunch with the vegetarian meal and the creamy vegetables and the fruit because we had no meat.
Hiring electric bikes. It felt so free and fun. And so necessary to have the electric boost!
The red art house with the fish and the mirrored toilet.
But mainly, Teshima Art Museum. I’ve never been to an exhibition or gallery as good in my life. It’s knocked all the rest of them off the top. It was incredible. The size, the shapes, the light, the water and the way it moved. The way it left no trace. It was outstanding.
Discovering our creepy looking hostel is actually an adorable place with a beautiful shower room and a delicious vegetarian dinner. Don’t just a hotel by its run down Soviet looking cover.
Naoshima. The lines, the curves, the light, the galleries, the nature, the cute streets, the heat. It is perfect.
The walk back from the gallery to the hostel.
The crab. Gabby the Crabby.
A carrot and egg sandwich. With raisins.
Watching the monks doing their morning prayers at 6am.
Walking through the magical old graveyard on Koyasan with the huge 600 year old trees and the moss covered stones with the rain falling and the sun shining. It was perfect and beautiful and I took a hundred photos.
Lighting the incense in the rain in the temple with 10,000 lanterns that never go out.
Pancake for second breakfast.
Double pancakes for dessert. After sushi starter and gyoza main. All in different places.
Koyasan. Beautiful red temples against an unexpected blue sky. Wandering around in the afternoon was pure joy.
Our home for the night – a monestery with a beautiful garden, real paper doors and staffed by monks.
Discovering vegetarian snacks at the 7/11
Our elaborate vegetarian dinner. Numerous bowls of delicious things.
The beautiful onsen. The big wooden bath, the wooden stalls and the bamboo bowls. It’s all lovely.
The sound of frogs and crickets and wildlife in the garden just outside. It feels so lovely and quiet and still up here.
The beautiful fushimi inari. Walking up the mountain under them and taking a hundred photos.
Tame wild deer of Nara. They make funny noises.
The giant golden Buddha
Watching the kids and the teacher scramble through the hole the size of Buddha’s nostril.
Omelette on rice for lunch. Surprisingly delicious.
Delicious rice and soya sauce thing for dinner.
More KitKat flavours!
Kurama and Kibune. Even though Kurama was mostly shut because of the typhoon damage.
The Buddhist lunch. I love soba noodles.
The cute train up to the villages.
Elegant trains.
Spotting an actual geisha.
The beautiful tiny streets with wooden houses and lanterns.
Wandering. Always wandering.
Walking around an art gallery without shoes on. That should be a thing in more places. Plus the little meditation area.
The temple in the dark. Glowing lanterns.
Sushi. I liked it!
A hot gin cocktail.
The tiramisu pancake thing.
Swaying bamboo at the bamboo forest
The golden temple
The buckwheat soba noodles we ate just outside the temple
The beautiful entrance ticket
Wandering in the giant, empty park
Finding green tea KitKat’s
Fig cake
The tiny dog that peed on me
Organic vegetarian meal in a cute restaurant upstairs
Vintage shopping
Just wandering through the streets of Kyoto. It feels a little bit French.
Sunshine! Such blue skies.
The child trolleys in Takayama.
Kyoto. Oh my god. I’m in love. This city is beautiful.
The outrageously beautiful garden outside the restaurant.
The shops filled with gorgeous clothes.
The crunchy chocolate things.
The charcoal incense.
I love this city. I’d like to stay.
Delicious fat toast
Hanging out with Robbie and Matt
The huge old houses in Takayama
Big wild salmon
Floof
The 4th best restaurant in all of Japan. And it was incredible. He made everything infront of us and it was all just perfect.
Ball lols at the café
Waiting for the typhoon to hit from the bar at the top of their hotel.
Blue skies! So blue.
Our walk through the valley. Along the river, through the ancient forests and via a beautiful beautiful pond that I think might just be one of my favourite places in the whole world. It was so peaceful and perfect.
So grateful for the weather being perfect today.
First onsen. Definitely needed after a 5 hour walk.
Ice creams and boiled egg snacks.
Laughing at Han tripping up.
Kamikochi
Japanese badger
Monkeys. Lots of monkeys. And two of had sex right in front of us.
A walk through the forest and alongside the river.
Laughing at Han tripping up
Managing to swap buses effortlessly. Everything is so damn easy here!
The big red sensō-ji shrine.
Wandering around Yanaka looking at gravestones and temples.
The salty sweet rice cracker biscuit.
Chestnut KitKat’s
The gif of me stroking the red walls from yesterday.
Oh Tokyo. So many things.
The amazing coffee from our hostel.
The fish breakfast from the traditional little shop.
The shrine in Harajuku, walking through the big trees to get there.
The tiny puppies in the puppy hotel.
The apple crepe.
The view from the Lost in Translation bar.
Memory Lane and the delicious soba noodles.
Golden Gai and the tiny bar playing Spanish music.
We’re in Tokyo!! And our hostel is ADORABLE. Beautiful, books everywhere and floor to ceiling windows.
Mad big crossing. Not even the maddest biggest crossing.
The most delicious meal ever. And it was our first one.
Hand bound mini guides for Japan. So adorable.
Last day in the office for THREE WEEKS!
Pizza at lunch. Reminded me of school pizza. In the best way.
Lion King soundtrack. Twice.
Smashing out the dungarees again.
Booked our final Japanese accommodation – hello pod life.
Adam being back at work.
Spending the day booking Japan accommodation.
A Cos dress in a charity shop for £15.
Finished my Japlan map
Got one of those hardly-to-be-seen solid pus ingrown hairs in my leg. I love those.
Teasing Adam over the word purple
Spotting this adorable bit of Street art.
Finding a ten pound note. And spending it on delicious drinks and custard straws for my colleagues.
Watching the clouds change in the park at lunch.
A kind email from John.
Having the swimming lane to myself. Calm water and slow moves on my back.
Japlanning
Three little things 