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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 […]

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.

Visiting Nara buddha

Nige May 14, 2015

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.

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

Crossing Kyushu to Beppu

Hell of Beppu

Seto bridge to Kochi

Okayama city centre walk

Dinner at Dotonbori in Osaka

Sunrise Izumo Night Train

Visiting Nara buddha

Izumo Taisha Shrine

Experiencing Kyoto Train Station

Matsue castle plus Ninja house