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Travels around Japan, from the time living here as an English teacher on the JET programme, to the time spent living and working in the ski resort area Niseko.

As well as our road trip around Japan, which is in its own sub category

Day 42: Naruto (Tokushima) – Nishi Iya (Tokushima)

As is usually the way, the heavy rain had subsided by the morning, but in its place were dark looming clouds.  The sun was out, and as strong…

Day 41: Kobe (Hyogo) – Naruto (Tokushima) 120km

The cow smell had gone this morning.  Good way to start the day. We had lots that we wanted to do today, so we tried to start as…

Day 40: Heiguri (Nara) – Kobe (Hyogo) 115km

Woke to cloudless blue skies, chilly winds and sunshine.  If it wasn’t so hazy, it would’ve been perfect.  We ate quickly, packed up and got ready for another…

Day 39: Otsu (Shiga) – Heiguri (Nara) 75km

Amazingly, the cold weather continued through to this morning.  It’s so amazing being able to sleep in a little. We’d camped the night in a michi-no-eki beside Lake…

Day 38: Arashiyama (Kyoto)

We’d gone from sweating all night, to sleeping with a blanket.  Amazing what one day (and a huge storm) can do.  Driving into town this morning, the temperature…

Day 37: Rest Day… again

This morning, just as I was about to leave the car to go to the bathroom, it started to rain.  And, not just normal rain, but type of…

Day 36: Kyoto

After spending the last five weeks sharing the Delica with Risa, it felt strange last night sleeping in it by myself (she stayed at a friends house in…

Day 35: Rest Day

Today is the end of five weeks of constant travel/sightseeing, and after a big weekend in Osaka (it wasn’t really that big) I wanted to take a day…

Day 34: Osaka – Kameoka 40km

We tried to sleep in this morning, as we didn’t get to bed until 3AM, but as always, it was far too hot to stay in the car…

Day 33: Osaka

Slightly tired after a long day walking in the sun, festivaling, it was harder than usual to get started.  That and we didn’t quite know where it was…