April 4 - Shinkansen

Today is another travel day since our trip schedule was to go out as far as possible and then work our way back. This started with a packed Tokyo Metro train ride to Tokyo Station…

…followed by a five-hour Shinkansen ride down to Fukuoka, Kyushu.

(That’s the GPS on my phone reporting a speed of 266 km/hour. The fasted we measured on the ride was 284 km/hour.)

Luckily our hotel in Fukuoka is a nice, large resort with a good pool and hot tubs, which were much needed after so many days of travel. Victoria wasn't impressed that the red headcap (required in the pool) clashed with her swimsuit so made me wear it (the headcap, that is), trading in for my black one.

Unfortunately the resort is a bit separated from the central core so we didn't have many options for dinner. We ended up having to settle for the traditional Japanese custom: The Hard Rock Cafe.