Kirsty cuddling up to Super Mario in Tokyo
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8 places to see in Tokyo

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Tokyo is such a fascinating city, where modern meets old. Full of tall glass buildings and the latest technology, yet old shrines and temples are everywhere and centuries-old traditions remain. We spent eight days in Tokyo and still didn’t see everything, however we did make the most of our time

Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto
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Kyoto was once the imperial capital of Japan and is known as the ‘city of 1,000 temples’ (although it actually has 1,600). It’s around three hours on the Shinkansen train line from Tokyo and although you could do it easily as a day trip, I highly recommend you stay a

Japan - why I love it
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Why I love Japan

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When we were in Japan I kept thinking how I couldn’t wait to start blogging about it! We’ve been back almost two weeks now and I found I had a mild case of writer’s block. I just didn’t know where to start or how to do it justice. So I’ve