Not Really A Trip Report Kind of Trip Report (Japan 2016)
 

You've probably noticed I don't usually do proper trip reports, rather I drop detailed feedback and thoughts about many of our Japan experiences in a hundred different threads here or there! And I share links to the elements I write up on my food and travel blog as well.

I thought it might be useful for me to at least share the itinerary for our recent 28 night trip here, and will also share links to blog posts from the trip in the thread.

And if anyone has any questions about any aspect of it you are welcome to ask here too.

This was our third trip to Japan (the first in Sep/Oct 2012 and the second in Oct/Nov 2013). This time we wanted to see Sakura so we travelled in late March through to late April. We flew into and out of Tokyo on airmile flights.

DAY Date OVER-NIGHT
Day 0 Tue 29-Mar In flight
Day 1 Wed 30-Mar Yokohama
Day 2 Thu 31-Mar Yokohama
Day 3 Fri 01-Apr Hakone
Day 4 Sat 02-Apr Hakone
Day 5 Sun 03-Apr Hikone
Day 6 Mon 04-Apr Miyama
Day 7 Tue 05-Apr Kyoto
Day 8 Wed 06-Apr Kyoto
Day 9 Thu 07-Apr Kyoto
Day 10 Fri 08-Apr Kyoto
Day 11 Sat 09-Apr Kyoto
Day 12 Sun 10-Apr Kyoto
Day 13 Mon 11-Apr Kyoto
Day 14 Tue 12-Apr Kanazawa
Day 15 Wed 13-Apr Kanazawa
Day 16 Thu 14-Apr Kanazawa
Day 17 Fri 15-Apr Kanazawa
Day 18 Sat 16-Apr Wajima
Day 19 Sun 17-Apr Hyakurakuso
Day 20 Mon 18-Apr Hyakurakuso
Day 21 Tue 19-Apr Karuizawa
Day 22 Wed 20-Apr Karuizawa
Day 23 Thu 21-Apr Utsonomiya
Day 24 Fri 22-Apr Nikko
Day 25 Sat 23-Apr Nikko
Day 26 Sun 24-Apr Tokyo
Day 27 Mon 25-Apr Tokyo
Day 28 Tue 26-Apr Narita
Day 29 Wed 27-Apr Flight home

Blog posts thus far (many more to come, some already written and queued to publish in coming weeks, some half way written and others just in my head)!

http://www.kaveyeats.com/2016/06/vis...ura-japan.html
http://www.kaveyeats.com/2016/06/cap...oya-kyoto.html
http://www.kaveyeats.com/2016/07/bea...karuizawa.html
(I did the two Hoshinoya ones early as they were press invitations but the rest of the trip was self-funded, as usual).

Following! Great posts so far, and the meal looks amazing!

Amy, one of the best meals I've ever had! We had several very good kaiseki meals on this trip but that Kyoto one just blew me away!

Can't wait to start reading!

Hakone, with some photos, and a lovely lunch. http://www.kaveyeats.com/2016/08/kin...one-japan.html

Thanks for posting, Kavey. Haven't started in yet, but I look forward to devouring every work in prep for our September 2017 trip.

Thanks Betsy!

Here's the report for our day in Miyama, a little North of Kyoto and a great place to see some traditional bamboo thatched roof homes. They are quite distinct from those in Gifu and I loved that we could stay in one overnight but have the entire home to ourselves.

http://www.kaveyeats.com/2016/08/miy...ral-japan.html

Here's one you might not have come across, a lovely tip for those visiting Hakone:

http://www.kaveyeats.com/2016/09/vis...ko-museum.html

Hi Kavey,
Did you ever receive the pottery you made on your trip? As I recall, you were going to have to wait until August to have it delivered. Did it arrive in one piece?

Yes I did, I just got it last week! It's the next post I'm working on to blog, that whole visit and my finished cup as well! Thank you for asking after that, I didn't want to get my hopes up incase it didn't survive the firing or the postage but I'm thrilled with it!

ttt