Four of these holidays are at the end of April/beginning of May, so the time became known as Golden Week, and the whole country takes the week off. Bullet train and plane ticket prices triple, so we jumped in the car instead and drove 17 hours to Shikoku Island, the smallest of Japan's four major islands. Shikoku is a green mass of mountains surrounded by the ocean; perfect for a surf and camping trip! I also fit in a day trip to Hakone, to see Mt. Fuji tower over lake Ashinoko, and another afternoon was spent admiring endless carpets of flowers in our local mountain town of Chichibu.

Miss and love you all xoxxoxoxo

Bex & Brad