Japan May/June 2013
Monday 20th May - Sunday 9th June 2013
Another trip to Japan, in May/June 2013.
John's Pictures

London to Tokyo
Sunday 19th May 2013
Erika's second time to fly to Japan - only 8 months old and she's already a frequent flyer!
Monday in Tokyo
Monday 20th May 2013
Chie and Erika headed off to Hiroshima on arrival at Narita, and I went to my office in Tokyo.
Tuesday in Tokyo
Tuesday 21st May 2013
Met up with Tanaka-san in Ebisu in the evening.
Wednesday in Tokyo
Wednesday 22nd May 2013
Off to Ikebukuro in the evening.
Thursday in Tokyo
Thursday 23rd May 2013
Out with Andy in the evening in Roppongi and Shinjuku.
Shinkansen to Hiroshima
Friday 24th May 2013
Got the shinkansen to Hiroshima in the evening.
Saturday in Hiroshima
Saturday 25th May 2013
Quiet day in Hiroshima.
Sunday in Hiroshima
Sunday 26th May 2013
Went out for a short trip to the beach in the afternoon.
Miyajima Aquarium
Monday 27th May 2013
Took Erika to visit the aquarium on Miyajima.
Tuesday in Hiroshima
Tuesday 28th May 2013
A bit of shopping in the afternoon, and made Thai curry in the evening.
Thursday in Hiroshima
Thursday 30th May 2013
Dinner at a kaiten sushi place in the evening.
Friday in Hiroshima
Friday 31st May 2013
Went on a tour of the Mazda car factory in the morning.
Saturday in Hiroshima
Saturday 1st June 2013
Pretty uneventful really.
Sunday in Hiroshima
Sunday 2nd June 2013
Went to Hiroshima's new vegan cafe for lunch.
Monday in Tokyo
Monday 3rd June 2013
Back to Chien-Fu for dinner.
Ginza and Yurakucho
Tuesday 4th June 2013
Went to Ginza and Yurakucho in the evening.
Ueno Work Night Out
Wednesday 5th June 2013
Went to Ueno in the evening with people from the office.
Pizza
Thursday 6th June 2013
I had two pizzas at two different pizzerias for dinner tonight.
Erika and Chie Return to Tokyo
Friday 7th June 2013
Erika and Chie came back to Tokyo today to spend the last couple of nights with me there.
Saturday in Tokyo
Saturday 8th June 2013
Last full day in Japan of this trip - spent the afternoon in the vicnity of Tokyo station, including a visit to the Imperial Hotel.