Well here we are in sunny, scorching, bloody sweltering Tokyo at a slightly impressive 34 degrees.

Really good journey on the uber accurate to the second Japanese railways and checked in to the Hotel Mercure, Ginza.

Hazel has her own room and we have left her to try drying out after the 20 minute walk from the station with full backpack in the heat.

So showers and aircon all round before braving the midday sun.

It’s 12.30pm here which means 2.30 am in the UK, so that’s a straight 19hr stint and to avoid jet lag we have to keep going to 10pm Tokyo time.

Nice view from the windows

And our pokey bedroom

posted by the biker daddy.