The Sabbatical Guide

Merry Christmas everyone!

All roads have been leading to here. The final big moment of a trip full of big moments. A quite staggering place. UNESCO Site number 77 might well be the best so far. #mountfuji #lakekawaguchiko #iconicjapan #japanphotography #ig #nippon #japanlife #japanlover #discoverjapan #japanculture #japantravelphoto #ilovejapan #visitjapanjp #unescoworldheritage

Exploring Dotonbori yesterday, including lunch at the first ever sushi-train restaurant. This was a Monday. At 11am. Heaven knows how crazy it would be on a weekday evening! #dotonbori #traveljapan🇯🇵 #xt3 #kodachrome64

Boat trip time 🚤

“Get me the most iconic photo of Japan you can.” “No, no - that’s TOO iconic!” Simpsons reference aside, am I wrong??! UNESCO site number 74 Itsukushima Shrine was very special, despite how busy it was. #myjapan #japantravel #japan #japantravel #japantrip #travel #travelphotography #visitjapan #photo #japanese #traveljapan #explorejapan #japaneseculture #insta #travelgram #japanphoto #japanphotography #ig #nippon #japanlife #japanlover #discoverjapan #japanculture #japantravelphoto #ilovejapan #visitjapanjp #itsukushimashrine #miyajimaisland @japantravelcom

The magnificent Himeji Castle - on a beautiful day in Japan. UNESCO site 73 ✔️ Next stop Hiroshima #himejicastle #unesco #japan

We all found our favourite place in Japan yesterday. Nara was incredible - but Todai-ji was beyond anything - the world’s biggest wooden building, housing the world’s biggest bronze Buddha. Even Grace like Nara - but for the ‘donkeys’ (deer) not the UNESCO sites, but it’s a win to find a place we all loved! #nara #todaiji #todaijitemple #unescoworldheritage #fujixt3 #fuji1680 #kodachrome64

🦌: Did you hear the one about the deer who liked coffee? 👧: ? 🦌: He was always at Starbucks 👧: 😂 #nara #deer #unescoworldheritage

Becca and I have been debating how high up our list of favourite cities Kyoto is. I’m a little in love with this place, Becca not as much. One thing we both agree on is that it’s stunning at night. Swipe for a photo dump of after dark shots from the last few days. #kyotoafterdark #nightphotography #fujixt3 #travellingfamily #japanphotography

The most beautiful place we’ve been so far on this adventure. #unescoworldheritage #kinkakujitemple #kyotojapan #xt3 @amazingjapanjp

If you like red archways - then Fushimi Inari will be heaven for you! Becca did an incredible job carting Grace in her back up the equivalent of 60 staircases, and we managed to get to the top and back before the heavens opened #fushimiinari #japan #xt3 #japanshots #redwingboots

Are you enjoying Japan Grace? #toddlertravel #japan #kyoto

This one’s a few days old, but I keep coming back to it. If strong mum = strong daughter, we’ve got a herione on our hands! #tokyotower #mumanddaughter #japantravel #zozoji #japanrepost #tokyocameraclub

A cold day in the mountains. Hakone is stunning, and we even got to ride on a pirate ship! . . . . #hakone #lakeashi #kodachrome64 #fujixt3 #familytravel# @visitjapanau @hakone_japan @japantravelplanet @japan.explores

I kind of assumed all of Tokyo would be like this - packed full of neon lights and noisy stores. It isn’t. It’s ancient yet modern, immaculate yet immoral, ordered yet chaotic, amiable yet introverted. But if you want the Tokyo that feels most stereotypical, head to Akihabara - it’s all there. . . . . #tokyo #tokyocameraclub #tokyojapan #akihabara #fujıfılmxt3 #kodachrome64 #travelbloggers #instatravel