Japan 2024 Day 2: Kawagoe furin festival & Takasaki daruma

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Thanks to our early night we woke up at 3am, we opened the curtains and the typhoon had passed, the sky was clear and before long the sun started to come up over the buildings. It is unusual in the summer to be able to see the mountains to the west, but we had a … Continue reading Japan 2024 Day 2: Kawagoe furin festival & Takasaki daruma

Japan 2024 Day 1: Landing in Tokyo during a typhoon

Posted on by NatPriddle

In the days leading up to our flight we were getting worried, a massive typhoon was predicted to be hitting Japan the day we were due to land. We were flying out of London early on the 15th of August, so on the 14th we were rapdily refreshing the JAL and Haneda website to see … Continue reading Japan 2024 Day 1: Landing in Tokyo during a typhoon