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Had a great time seeing Jul and Mayumi, and seeing the temples, shrines, parks, towers, etc. Plenty to see in Tokyo and plenty of tasty food.

day 1: a vist to a noodle restuarant followed by a trip to see the blossom. then home to bed as we’d been up for 30 hrs or so.

day 2: the temple and market at Asakusa. it’d rained all day and unfortunately the temple was covered for to repairs

day 3: tokyo tower and nearby temple. lovely day and there seemed to be an event of sorts going on. met up with jul in the afternoon in a park near the fish market. tried traditional green tea – no so tasty. walked back via Ginza.

day 4: early start to get the the fish market for the best action. arrived to find it deserted. apparently drunken tourists had trashed the place and it was closed for a month. went to the folk museum instead. then to yoyogi park to the main buddhist temple and then to Hirajuku for people watching.

day 5: yokohama. pleasant walk along the harbour. got burnt.

day 6: a bento lunch with jul in the national gardens and a spot of reading

day 7: beer museum and park near the imperial palace. trip to bic camera – impressive

day 8: made gyoza under the instruction of Mayumi. Epic taste. Visit to Ghibli museum which was good fun.

day 9: a bit ill. stayed in.

day 10: Kamakura. very nice small village by the sea. loads of surfers.

day 11: bit more ill. visit to docs, followed by stroll round the east imperial palace gardens.

day 12: back to kamakura to see bamboo grove and giant buddha

day 13: hmm, not sure

day 14: chillout day, walked around gotanda area

day 14 + 1: flight cancelled. ate roast chicken in yet another park. taste! afternoon reading on jul’s roof

day 14 + 2: still no flights. visited the national building. good views and guided tour.

day 14 + 3: still no flights. small aquarium near gotanda. good dophin show, but tanks seemed a bit small:-(

day 15 + 4: early phone call from Virgin. panic! rush to airport and flight miraculously took off!

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