Too late, long haul and this house still stands. Our journey home wasn’t exactly the smoothest ever – but we made it. The 4th January marked the end of the Japanese New Year holiday but the 5th was a Sunday so everyone and their dog was travelling with us. Ube…
Tag: Japan
Janathon 2014 – Day 5: I’ll Be Back
Hotel lunch, Boston medal, the final run and a sad goodbye. Our last day in Ube and our last day staying with my in-laws. They have been fantastic hosts, as always, and it’s going to be a real shame saying goodbye again. Today we went for lunch at a small…
Janathon 2014 – Day 4: Golden Slumbers
Big sleep, onsen, the last shop and a tempo run. Our last full day with the in-laws in Ube and The Son spent most of the morning gently snoring in his bed. I should have done the same but he insisted on switching rooms so I had the bedroom without…
Janathon 2014 – Day 3: Here Comes the Sun
Sad goodbye, clear & sunny, shopping trip, curry house and a run on the beach. An emptier and strangely quiet house in the morning as my brother-in-law and family drove back to their home in Kagoshima. The Son usually takes it badly when his cousins leave so we headed straight…
Janathon 2014 – Day 2: Octopus’s Garden
Octopus lunch, student runners and the perfect afternoon of running. A slow start to the day as the kids sat around playing Nintendo games and the adults lazed around on the heated carpet. The TV was on a survival show where a pair of women and men were set on…
Janathon 2014 – Day 1: Across the Universe
The night before, DRUMS, New Year lunch, shrine visit, bell ringing, training run in the dark and a nice cold beer. Nothing too extravagant for me on Near Years Eve, although I did buck tradition and stay up to see in the Near Year. We’re visiting Japan again this year…
Running Streak Ends – Inury Bites
A year of running both injury and illness free has finally come to an end thanks to a thigh strain on my right leg. I felt some tightness and soreness following my run in the sleet at Bexley parkrun but nothing worse than the general aches and pains of marathon…
Janathon 2012 – Day 6
Janathon 2012 – Day 5: new mortgage required, strange looking people, seating shenanigans, and there’s no place like home. Our hotel near Narita airport appeared to be The Most Expensive Hotel In The World™ and would require the GDP of a small European country to pay for a full meal…
Janathon 2012 – Day 5
Janathon 2012 – Day 5: I heart soft porn, kite flying, beach building, sad goodbyes, and flying to Tokyo. Our final day in Ube and all bags packed and ready in the morning. I took the opportunity to read through the latest updates from Janathon bloggers and noticed that those…
Janathon 2012 – Day 4
Janathon 2012 – Day 4: Let it snow, more bathing, Hideo Hamamura, The Son shines on TV, and a final run in Japan. Our final full day in Ube and I woke to the sight of swirling snow. It was not enough to settle, nor rival any of the storms…
Janathon 2012 – Day 3
Janathon 2012 – Day 2: Sad quietness, relaxing baths, low hanging fruit, Japan TV > British TV, bowing whilst running, and a proper run banked at last. The house was suddenly very quiet this morning as visiting family departed and we remain as the only guests. Things seem mighty strange…