After a great 8 days in South Korea it was time to wave goodbye.

The morning involved numerous forms of transport, starting with the Uber to the Incheon Airport at 6.15am, where we very quickly worked our way through check in, security and getting to the gate.

With just 90mins before the flight, it was time to catch up with messages to family and friends before we boarded the Korean Air flight to Tokyo, a short flight just under 2hrs.

We have been so impressed by how modern, clean and well ordered everything is in Seoul and the airport experience maintained that view, with boarding to the flight being bang on time and the departure of our flight being 5mins early!

Once on the flight, the service with Korean Air was impressive, good selection of drinks and a decent cooked meal, despite the relatively short time in the air.

Within 2hrs we had landed in Tokyo, the eleventh country we have visited so far on our tour.

On to our third mode of transport by 1pm, we were on the train into Tokyo, a 55min journey into the heart of the city.

On to the fourth mode of transport today, the Tokyo underground and a relatively short journey of 3 stops to Shiomi, out in the east of the city where we are staying at a fabulous place called Hotel Kaie. Great service and lovely rooms.

Only in Japan, our hotel room, though modest in size came with matching pyjamas that get changed each day!

After a quick turn around, we unpacked and then headed back into the city to visit the Ginza area for a bite to eat and a lot around the prestigious shopping streets, akin to Bond Street and 5th Avenue.

We managed to grab some front of house seats enabling us to watch the chefs.

After a wonderful dinner and drinks in a great restaurant in Ginza, we went for a wander around the magnificent shopping area.

Despite the wet weather that greeted us on our arrival in the city, we found Ginza to be a busy place and full of the buying public.

Ginza is wall to wall premium shopping with every global brand being represented.

Japanese brands are also well represented with Nissan showing off its plans for the future of the automobile.

As for the shops, they go from the ground to the 7th, 8th even the 9th floor, with Uniqlo’s flagship store sitting over the 10 floors!!

After a busy day travelling, then eating, drinking, watching and shopping in Ginza, we eventually retired back to our hotel in Eastside in time to sport our freshly ironed pyjamas.

Time for bed…

Tomorrow it’s walking tour time again starting in Akihabara, before a visit to Ueno Park and an evening visit to the immersive Teamlab Planets in Toyosu.