May 23, 2018

Kanazawa, Japan

Wonderful to be back in Japan! We flew into Tokyo yesterday from Beijing, and the first thing I did after checking into the hotel was go and meet my mother (who happens to be here and will be attending some of our concerts) for tea in Ginza and then see some friends for dinner at a lovely Japanese organic food restaurant nearby. A perfect welcome back to Japan for me and way to start our 10 days here!The first 48 hours or so always takes a bit of warming up to get back into the swing of speaking Japanese confidently for me, but thereafter, I should feel nice and settled. Now I'm off for a dinner meeting here in Kanazawa (where my eldest Japanese cousin and his wife used to live) with Pat, Johnny and Bruiser to discuss some 2019-and-beyond matters. The most difficult decision will no doubt be choosing which of the plethora of highly appetising restaurants in the department store next door to the hotel to choose from!