Sunday 14 & monday 15 april 2013 - Takayama spring festival, Japan

Sunday 14 april 2013 - Takayama, Japan

Saturday 13 april 2013 - Playing around in Kanazawa

Saturday 13 april 2013 - Kanazawa, Japan

Friday 12 april 2013 - Kanazawa, Japan

Wednesday 10 april 2013 - Lamp no Yado Onsen ryokan (a traditional Japanese inn with hot-spring baths) in Suzu - Noto, Japan

Tuesday 9, Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 april 2013 - Noto peninsula, Japan

Monday 8 april 2013 - The post town of Narai in Kiso valley, Japan, on the former Nakasendo post route

Monday 8 april 2013 - Hike from Tsumago to Magome via the steep pass Magome-toge - Kiso valley, Japan

Sunday 7 april 2013 - The post town of Tsumago in Kiso valley, Japan, on the former Nakasendo post route that connected Edo (now called Tokyo) with Kyoto

Saturday 6 april 2013 - Miyajima, Japan

Friday 5 april 2013 - Blossoming away in Hiroshima, Japan

Friday 5 april 2013 - Eating okonomiyaki, “a Japanese-style pizza” made with eggs, cabbage, seafood and pork and an old favourite of mine. In Hiroshima the okonomiyaki comes with noodles.

Friday 5 april 2013 - Hijiyama-koen park in Hiroshima, Japan

Thursday 4 april 2013 - The entertainment district in Hiroshima, Japan