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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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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.

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

Crossing Kyushu to Beppu

Day in Nagasaki

Dinner at Dotonbori in Osaka

Experiencing Kyoto Train Station

Hakata food stalls

Hakodate Asa-ichi for breakfast

Hell of Beppu

Hiroshima Dome plus Miyajima

Izumo Taisha Shrine