The sun in my eyes: Two-wheeling East - Josie Dew

Armed only with a bike and a great sense of humour, Josie Dew returns to Japan for a second dose of its eccentric and mysterious culture.

Japan is a land of contradictions, where snow-topped mountains and picturesque gardens are but a stone’s throw away from concrete, cars and dense pollution; a country whose keyword is peace, yet spends millions each year on high-tech armament.

But wherever she goes, Josie encounters the friendly, quirky and generous Japanese people, from those who load her down with cabbages and cans of Pocari Sweat to one couple who left her the key to their shop – and told her to sleep by the till!