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https://www.travelstart.co.za/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/20131027_191823.jpg570760After a few weeks in the USA, my wife and I landed in Japan, a few thousand kilometres and a world away from the States. We spent the first night in Tokyo, easing into the lack of English and staving off jetlag, following which we made our way to Matsumoto. It’s difficult to choose specific cities when you visit Japan as there is always loads ... Read more