Hachinohe

Quick update - we've come on into the north up to Aomori prefecture today, Hachinohe, probably the furthest we've come in a day, to the end of the 'Shinkansen' line. Coming directly from Tokyo, we experienced culture shock in Hachinohe where the biggest attraction is a castle which is not actually there. So we went off to an onsen instead and experienced first hand the warmth of this very Japanese experience. Afterwards massage chairs were popular, followed later that night by a night out for yakiniku, a banquet, which we cooked ourselves.

Disneyland, the guys will tell you about themselves, but look out for the photo from the "Tower of Terror". Tomorrow we're on to Hakodate and Hokkaido, passing under a sea, in a tunnel 140 metres deep. Kowai...