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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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

Tokyo famous hot spicy Ramen

Nige April 1, 2015

Nige & June try out the Tokyo famous hot spicy ramen restaurant (Mouko Taxmen) in Ikibukuro. This is a delicious affordable ramen and you can select your level of spicyness.

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Walking across Rainbow bridge

Nige April 20, 2015

We went Walking across Rainbow bridge. Rainbow bridge can be walked both sides and is normally 30 to 40 mins to walk across from Tokyo to Odaiba or vice versa.

Yakiniku Char Grilled Barbecue

Nige April 20, 2015

We went to Ikebukuro and had Tonkotsu Ramen lunch. Tonkotsu means Pork bone broth that originated from Hakata, Kyushu region. With the sing coupon we got a free drink. We then went back to Kawagoe Saitama prefecture where we were staying at June’s sister’s home. On this particular day, it was June’s nieces birthday so […]