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Thunderbird express to Kanazawa

Nige May 18, 2015

We decided to take the Thunderbird express to Kanazawa from Kyoto It was long way but comfortable and enjoyable. The train station at Kanazawa was nice and modern and had recently added a Shinkansen line (Bullet train). Unfortunately it was raining in Kanazawa which limited our opportunities to have a look around. The hotel was a […]

Nagano Madarao mountain onsen

Nige April 3, 2015

Nige & June have a great experience in a Nagano snowy mountain onsen. Nagano is full of excellent onsens (natural Japanese hot spring pools) and a lovely way to relax in the snow.

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.

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 […]

Matsumoto Castle & Shirakabako Suwako

Nige April 4, 2015

Nige & June come down to centre part of Nagano prefecture. They visit the castle and lakes of Matsumoto Shirakabako Suwako. Matsumoto is a famous castle in the Nagano region and the lakes of Shirakaba and Suwa ice over during winter.

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.

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. […]

JR Pass plus Ueno Hanami

Nige April 19, 2015

JR Pass plus Ueno Hanami (Cherry blossom). We went to Ikebukuro station to buy JR pass which we had prebooked in Perth Australia. We gave the staff exchange order with some documents and was successful. Then we had cheap Tonkotsu ramen and went to Ueno park for Hanami. We did not do proper Hanami (have […]

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 […]

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 […]