Hello Tokyo

We've arrived in Tokyo after a long flight. All good on the flight with Japan Airlines and after a little wait to get through border control, we were met at the airport by a Trailfinders rep who handed over lots of tickets for ongoing train journeys, and then pointed us in the direction of the monorail off we went into the city centre. A few moments of uncertainty about where we were going, stops to get off etc but we made it to Ginza, where we'll be based for the next seven days.

The trouble is with arriving early in the morning is that hotel rooms aren't ready until 2.00pm, and by then I think we've been up for around 24 hours!! We've dropped our bags at the hotel and headed out to try and find a coffee shop,and set up our portable wi fi pack. It seems that lots of places don't open until 10.00 / 11.00 am so we've had to rely on good old Starbucks for a drink and sit down!! As soon as we get into the hotel room we'll be having a nap!!

Oh, and it's hot- very hot!!