Yesterday all the hotels on the island were full ( it’s a small island!). So I was put up in a ryokan, which was nice and clean but I was feeling the culture shock. Most notably being freezing cold after stepping out of the shower ( no heating!), and the harshness of the fluorescent lights that everyone seems to use. But last night they put me up a very posh hotel! Amazing views of the sea, fresh new tatami mats ( lovely smell), and gorgeous atmospheric lighting. So I was back in my “I like Japan” mood. Which was just as well as I had to fly back up to Tokyo and then head off abroad again…