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Japan: 20th October – 28th October 2024
Read more: Japan: 20th October – 28th October 2024Released from the group into the Japanese wilderness we left Iruka by bus, caught the 4 hour train to Osaka and said our goodbyes. Our temporary new home was a 30+ storey hotel over the station but our early arrival meant we could catch a bullet train to Kyoto for some sightseeing. However, being a…
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Japan: 8th Oct – 20th Oct 2024
Read more: Japan: 8th Oct – 20th Oct 2024The flight from Manchester was uneventful except for a frenetic change in Dubai plus, on both flights the legroom was a little tight…. We arrived in Tokyo in a rainstorm early evening although it was already dark. Felt like home! Our first interaction with the Japanese was with our very young driver who picked us…
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Round the world 2024-2025: unfinished business
Read more: Round the world 2024-2025: unfinished businessIt is 4 years since we initially planned to travel with Keiko Holmes and Agape World on a reconciliation trip to Japan to meet with the son of a Japanese soldier my father had kept a photo of since being a FEPOW (Far East Prisoner of War). 2020 saw the trip cancelled due to the…