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The Road to Edinburgh

Setting out from Hanamaki Airport on 20 July 2026, by way of Osaka and Helsinki, and reaching Edinburgh on 21 July — forty-two hours after leaving home in Morioka.

Last updated: 7 August 2026

  • Being seen off in the departure hall at Hanamaki Airport
    Leaving Hanamaki Airport, 20 July 2026.
  • With the Koriya family in Osaka
    A send-off from the Koriya family in Osaka.
  • Beside the Moomin and Snufkin statues at Helsinki Airport
    Eleven hours to wait at Helsinki. A photograph with Moomin and Snufkin.
  • The 360° screen at Aukio, Helsinki Airport.
  • An Edinburgh tram wrapped in a shortbread advert
    Into the city by tram from Edinburgh Airport — wrapped in an advert for shortbread. Scotland indeed.
  • St Christopher's Inn Edinburgh, where I stayed
    Forty-two hours after leaving Morioka, settled in at St Christopher's Inn, Edinburgh.
  • A view along the Royal Mile, Edinburgh
    The Royal Mile. The spire looks like a church — it turned out to be a souvenir shop.
  • The interior of Old St Paul's Church
    Old St Paul's Church. I went straight to Morning Prayer. There is nothing like a church.
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