Secrets and Lies under Japanese Skies

A group of travellers join a Sakura tour to discover Japan. Each carries private struggles- grief, secrets, prejudice, or relationship difficulties. Through shared experiences, they form bonds, together face tragedy and find healing.Dr Ban Hammadi travels alone to fulfil her late father's wish to have his ashes scattered in a sacred cemetery in the Japan.The tour is led by Kimiko a novice guide whose friends call her Cho, the butterfly mind. Abbie Thompson a teacher coping with trauma finds Mikolaj Chlebek a restaurateur irritating with his food obsessions whilst Alfie Hall is a man with hatred for the JapaneseSatoshi, Izumi and little Hoshiko are a warm Japanese family central to the group's bonding. But they too have disturbing secrets.Ban Hammadi finds unexpected connections and unearths secrets and truths. It is a story of loss, courage and sacrifice, love and death.