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Aomori Fish Markets in Japan

Nige May 22, 2015

We spent the morning wandering two of the Aomori Fish markets in Japan. One is ‘Furukawa’ market (Furukawa Ichiba), the other one is near the station called ‘Auga’ market (Auga Shinsen Ichiba). They are very popular to go for breakfast or lunch but do tend to be closed by 6pm. At Furukawa market, there is […]

Kumamoto horse meat restaurant

Nige April 26, 2015

After spending the day in Nagasaki we caught the train to Kumamoto to sample the night life there. We transferred to Shinkansen and were very impressed by the style of the kyushu Shinkansen’s. They were very new with stylish wooden chairs. Unfortunately we arrived at around 5pm on a Friday where everybody was either heading home […]

Train to Hakodate

Nige May 23, 2015

We caught a train to Hakodate from Aomori. The train went under the Tjsugaru strait, a very long and deep underwater tunnel. It is called the ‘Seikan’ Tunnel and it is said that the tunnel is 2nd longest underwater tunnel in the world. It took about 30 mins to get through the Tjsugaru strait. We […]

Live Kagoshima volcano

Nige May 1, 2015

Nige & June visit the live kagoshima volcano island, Sakura-jima. This is a live volcano directly in front of Kagoshima’s harbour. We woke up in Kumamoto in surprisingly good condition after the nomihoudai. It looked like the udon had worked again We paid the price of rushing to catch the tram, and jumped on the […]

Hakodate Asa-ichi for breakfast

Nige May 26, 2015

We go to Hakodate Asa-ichi for breakfast. It’s a large outdoor fish market in the centre of Hakodate and very popular for locals and tourists alike. The market consists of many seafood stalls and restaurants. Everything looked fresh and and there were also live crabs and fish. The market was lively with shop owners and staff […]

Crossing Kyushu to Beppu

Nige May 2, 2015

We make the train journey crossing Kyushu to Beppu. The journey also offered great views of Mount Aso erupting. We successfully caught the Shinkansen back up to Kumamoto and then caught the Kyushu overland train to go across Kyushu. This was a beautiful train journey and well recommended. It also offered great views of Mount Aso […]

Hell of Beppu

Nige May 2, 2015

We visit the hell of Beppu, Kyushu, Japan. There are a number of hells in Beppu, which demonstrates the thermal activity of the city. We decided to spend the morning at Beppu Onsen (Beppu hot springs). There were steams everywhere in the town! We understood why it’s called “Hell”. The hotsprings temperature is boiling water of […]

Seto bridge to Kochi

Nige May 3, 2015

We travel on the Seto bridge to Kochi, Shikoku, Japan and also visit the famous bridge, harimaya-bashi and visit the local food markets. We left Kyushu and moved to Okayama, where the express train ‘Nanpu’ departs to Kochi. The train crossed over the Seto bridge, which used to be the longest bridge in the world. The view […]

Okayama city centre walk

Nige May 4, 2015

On the way to Osaka, we decided to do the Okayama city centre walk. Okayama is often referred as the gateway to west Japan so it has many affordable restaurants and bars. We left Kochi for Osaka, but would be stopping at Okayama for a look around on the way. Again the train journey back to […]

Dinner at Dotonbori in Osaka

Nige May 4, 2015

We had dinner at Dotonbori in Osaka Japan. They had delicious yakatori at an affordable price and then a typical style city breakfast the following morning. We arrived at Osaka and found some very affordable accommodation, checked in and did the room review. It was just a single room with a shared bathroom, but hey at […]

Hakodate Asa-ichi for breakfast

Train to Hakodate

Aomori Fish Markets in Japan

Train from Kanazawa to Aomori

Sushi in Kanazawa fish market

Kyoto Temples

Experiencing Kyoto Train Station

Visiting Nara buddha

Dinner at Dotonbori in Osaka

Okayama city centre walk

Seto bridge to Kochi

Hell of Beppu

Crossing Kyushu to Beppu

Live Kagoshima volcano

Kumamoto horse meat restaurant

Day in Nagasaki

Hakata food stalls

Hiroshima Dome plus Miyajima

Matsue castle plus Ninja house

Izumo Taisha Shrine

Japan Rail Journey

Aomori Fish Markets in Japan

Kumamoto horse meat restaurant

Train to Hakodate

Live Kagoshima volcano

Hakodate Asa-ichi for breakfast

Crossing Kyushu to Beppu

Hell of Beppu

Seto bridge to Kochi

Okayama city centre walk

Dinner at Dotonbori in Osaka