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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. […]

Day in Nagasaki

Nige April 23, 2015

We spent the day in Nagasaki after leaving Hakata. We viewed the atomic bomb epicentre along with the peace park. Then viewed the 26 christen martyrs memorial, glovers garden and then had Chinese for lunch.

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 […]

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

Matsue castle plus Ninja house

Kyoto Temples

Hiroshima Dome plus Miyajima

Sushi in Kanazawa fish market

Hakata food stalls

Train from Kanazawa to Aomori

Day in Nagasaki

Aomori Fish Markets in Japan

Kumamoto horse meat restaurant

Train to Hakodate