’VAN OF THE RISING SUN
A couple of years ago, while attending the Motorhome and Caravan Show at the NEC in Birmingham, we were wandering among the many exhibits when a Geisha walked by!
Intrigued, we followed her to one of the stands and listened to an excellent presentation on motorcaravanning in Japan. We were hooked and booked a tour with Worldwide Motorhoming Holidays (run by the Camping and Caravanning Club) the same day.
When the time came to travel, we took a direct flight from Heathrow and spent the first three days in Tokyo.
A city tour had been laid on, which was great as it gave us an overview of the area and helped us choose where to spend our free time exploring.
We began in Asakusa, Tokyo’s old town, which was followed by a visit to Sensoji, the city’s oldest temple.
After some shopping and lunch, we were off to the Meiji Shrine, which we
