Yukata, Ginza, Rickshaws and more…

Konichawa my lovelies! Been wandering amidst the blossoms, examining a palace, wallowing in hot springs, dining in Kimonos (Yukata), marvelling at the shy Mt Fuji, paying homage to the Healing Village, admiring the muscles on our Rickshaw man, scuttling across the crazy Shibuya four ways in the Harijuku, window shopping in the Ginza, searching for Robots. Yep! A tad busy this past 48 hours; fuelled of course with Udon, Ramen, Sashimi, Shabu-Shabu, Yakiniku and a whole raft of curious foods we’re yet to identify.

Now on the bullet train to Kyoto (then Biwako) hoovering a bento box, supping champers and silently marvelling at the chaos of the Tokyo we’ve left behind, the consistently faultless service and the historic complexity and scenic majesty that constitutes Japan. A few highlights (will update with interesting info when this crazy gig eases up)

Imperial Palace East Gardens – fabulous colour shows and serene koi ponds…

Lake Kawaguchi:

The Healing Village…

Kimono clad girls – loved these babes for both rocking fab colours and teaching us the differences between this gluten blob and that one – well dang my lovelies, it’s actually called ‘Dango’ – in Kamakura

Rickshaw man deserves a medal for lugging us around after yet another ridiculously lavish nosh, he earned his keep! Still in Kamakura.

The Shibyua in the Harijuku – you know that crazy busy intersection you see in movies and immediately identify with Tokyo? Yeah that one!

Ginza – the Champs Élysées, Maddison Avenue equivalent, where your credit card’s sphincter muscle kicks in, where hoons drag their Lamborghinis and cocktails cost $30 bucks.