Andrea and David's trip to Japan, July 2011

Day 1, 17/7-11 Tokyo, updated 19/7. Postcards: Imperial Palace one and two

Day 2, 18/7-11 Tokyo, new 18/7. Postcard.

Day 3, 19/7-11 Tokyo, new 19/7. Postcard and Bird report from Yatsu Higata

Day 4, 20/7-11 and night train (New version) to Sapporo. Postcards Shinjuku and Ueno.

Day 5; 21/7-11 Sapporo (brief) Historical Village and Beer Festival Postcard

Day 6: 21/7-11 Sapporo University Botanical Gardens Postcard

Day 7, 23/7-11 - we travelled from Sapporo to Kushiro, visited the Wetlands National Park in the afternoon

Day 8, 24/7-11 Kushiro Wetlands National Park from the west by bus, and the crane project.

Day 9, 25/7-11 Kushiro to Kawayu Postcard

Day 10, 26/7-11 Kawayu Postcard, the public Footbath and hotel Sound clip (mystery sound) and video (Narcissus Flycatcher)

Day 11, 27/7-11 Kawayu to Nemuru. A crane and another

Day 12, 28/7-11 Nemuru: Furen Lake and Cape Nosappu

Day 13-14: 29 & 30-7-11 Nemuru to Osaka 36 hrs

Day 15: 31-7-11 Osaka to Kyoto.  Aquarium Kaiyukan: postcard - Osaka postcard

Day 16: 1-8-11 Kyoto. Kiyomizu-dera - Kodai-ji - Paving - Gateways - Lanterns (added 2/8)

Day 17: 2-8-11 Kyoto - postcards to follow

Day 18: 3-8-11 Kyoto: Unesco listed and therefore crowded Ginkakuji Temple: postcard. After a pleasant lunch Honin-In Temple: postcard

Day 19: 4-8-11 Kyoto: Arashiyama: Saihoji postcard 1 & 2, monkeys evening meal: postcard

Day 20: 5-8-11 Kyoto: Centre and Fushimi-Inari Taisha shrine. 

Day 21: 6-8-11 Kyoto to Tokyo by Shinkansen

Day 22: 7-8-11 Tokyo to Copenhagen

Birdlist and Gallery updated almost daily. Bird reports: Yatsu Higata, Kushiro, Kawayu, Nemuru

Mount Fuji as we landed