• Horinouchi Park Parkrun Guide

    Horinouchi Park Parkrun Guide

    Horinouchi Park parkrun takes place in Horinouchi Park, Matsuyama every Saturday at 8 am. The park lies inside the moat around the base of Matsuyama Castle, which looms over the town of Matsuyama from atop Mount Katsuyama. How to get to Horinouchi parkrun Matsuyama is in the north west of Shikoku, Japan’s third largest island,…

  • Hikarigaokakoen Parkrun Guide

    Hikarigaokakoen Parkrun Guide

    There are five parkruns in the suburbs of Tokyo. Perhaps the easiest to get to, due to its direct link to Shinjuku, is Hikarigaokakoen parkrun. The event takes place every Saturday at 8 am in Hikarigaoka Park on the outskirts of Tokyo, around 8 miles north of central Tokyo. How to get to Hikarigaokakoen Parkrun…

  • Hiroshima in 2 Days

    Hiroshima in 2 Days

    When planning our trip to Japan, Hiroshima was at the top of my bucket list. ‘Dark Tourism’ might not be for everyone, but having studied history at university, I am always fascinated to visit places where things happened which shape the world we live in today. Even if those things were terrible like in Auschwitz…