Today we were starting off at one of my favourite farms , Oofuchi ! Athough its a bit of a tri...

                  Sometimes i hear people complain , that when in Japan , they only v...

Its a long time since ive shared a car with another dealer . My last agent was told it was a c...

I dont think there has been a time , where my interest in non go sanke has been so high . Meta...

Last night , we finished very late , with a quick visit to chogoro koi farm , famed due to his...

It may or not be common knowledge , but this trip is very different than other . This trip we ...

                      As usual a 20 hour trip , of planes , trains and automobiles ...

Two weeks today , i will return to the mountains , of the Niigata region in Japan . Ill be the...

         Good start  to the day , diddnt think i was buying  much , news from the South...

After visiting Yamamatsu yesterday , we were promised a hand selection of some very high grade...

       The main topic of conversation , among dealers in the hotel , is that most are stru...

My original plan was to head down the South of Japan , to carry on the success of my visit the...

          I think its fair to say , were not known for stocking a lot of tosai , but with...

Once again , i had pretty much a fair nights sleep . 4-6 hours is not too bad at all , as thos...

This morning , we were to have a late start , as its Sunday . So i walked down stairs for brea...

A few stops on the monorail , same on a local train , and i was soon at Tokyo station to catch...

As usual , i flew into Tokyo Haneda airport . This is great , as its close the the Ryutsu cent...

Its 7am , and im at the airport nice and early . In the next 24 hours i have to make an import...

Its now Sunday , and i have had a full day to catch up on all alot of the work i had to do , s...

This was to be my last buying day in the south , so a great place to visit was Taniguchi , i h...

 After a livley night out with Matsue , I awoke with what I thought was a hangover . I really...

                    It was nice to awake before the alarm clock , with the  Sun bea...

              As most of you know , im quite a restless sleeper when im in Japan  . Th...

      So today finds me leaving Tokyo , to go to the south on the bullet train . I decided ...