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Sunrise Izumo Night Train

Nige April 20, 2015

We catch the Sunrise Izumo night train. It’s a very popular train that leaves Tokyo at 10 pm and arrives at Izumo at 10 am the following day.

We spent some time visiting Nara buddha (Todai-ji Daibutsuden) and enjoyed watching the deer in Nara park. We then moved from Osaka to Nara. Unfortunately due to the heavy rain we had to cut short our trip in Nara. Firstly we went to Nara koen, or Nara park where lots of deer were just hanging around […]

Izumo Taisha Shrine

Nige April 20, 2015

We visit Izumo Taisha Shrine and then spend the evening in Tamatsukuri onsen, in a lovely onsen hotel. Izumo Taisha Shrine is the play to go to make special requests in life.

Experiencing Kyoto Train Station

Nige May 15, 2015

We moved to Kyoto from Nara. And we spent some time experiencing Kyoto train station which had changed and was new and big since we had last been to Kyoto. After the trip to Nara, we had built up a healthy appetite for some lunch & June was keen to try some Kyoto ramen. We […]

Matsue castle plus Ninja house

Nige April 22, 2015

Nige J June visit the Matsue castle plus ninja house in Matsue. After that they made the long journey to Hiroshima via Okayama.

Kyoto Temples

Nige May 16, 2015

We went to visit some of the Kyoto temples which were Kiyomizu-dera which is Kiyomizu temple and Kinkaku-ji which is Kinkaku temple. ‘Kin’ means gold, ‘Kaku’ (in this case) means palace. So gold palace temple is Kinkaku-ji. Kiyomizu basically means very clear water. The slopes from Kiyomizu-dera is also nice thing. Nice atmosphere buildings and shops… […]

Hiroshima Dome plus Miyajima

Nige April 22, 2015

Nige & June visit the Hiroshima dome plus Miyajima island. Hiroshima dome is a place to pay your respect for the destruction the city suffered. Miyajima island is a wonderful place to admire and enjoy Japanese culture at its best.

Sushi in Kanazawa fish market

Nige May 19, 2015

We decided to have sushi in Kanazawa fish market for breakfast. Sushi is often a popular option for breakfast in Japan. We went to the Fish Market, ‘Oumicho ichiba’ known in Kanazawa. There were lots of fish mongers and other kinds of shops and Sushi stalls. They open early starting from around 7 or 8 (official […]

Hakata food stalls

Nige April 22, 2015

Nige & June visit Kintai bridge in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi prefecture then head via shinkansen to the Hakata food stalls.

Train from Kanazawa to Aomori

Nige May 20, 2015

We left catch the train from Kanazawa to Aomori. It’s long long way, half way up the north of Japan. Although the journey was not to bad for the Shinkansen is very fast and comfortable. Though we noticed there is less room on the Shinkansens leaving Tokyo, compared to for example the Shinkansens in Kyushu. […]

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

Sunrise Izumo Night Train

Visiting Nara buddha

Izumo Taisha Shrine

Experiencing Kyoto Train Station

Matsue castle plus Ninja house

Kyoto Temples

Hiroshima Dome plus Miyajima

Sushi in Kanazawa fish market

Hakata food stalls

Train from Kanazawa to Aomori