Japan Archives - Page 4 of 4 - Nige & June Fun Times

Japan

Date Title Views Comments

Date
Title
Views
Comments

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 […]

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.

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.

Kawagoe Old Tokyo Town

Nige April 19, 2015

Nige & June visit Kawagoe old Tokyo town. We walked around a town in Kawagoe city in Saitama prefecture. The street has a view of old warehouse like as in the Edo period (1800s Tokyo). It was fun to see the old town with the ancient atmosphere. We then had Japanese green tea mochi (rice […]

Affordable Udon noodle restaurant

Nige April 1, 2015

Nige & June try out an affordable Udon noodle restaurant. This is a popular tasty restaurant that serves delicious udon at budget friendly prices.

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 […]

11046970_932196733466128_3128760021899364196_o

Perth Japan Festival 2015

Nige March 9, 2015

We made a quick visit to the Perth Japan festival 2015. There were lots of people there.

Oisezuka Park Hanami

Nige April 19, 2015

Nige & June go to the Oisezuka Park Hanami. We walked around Oisezuka park in Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture. Cherry blossom trees made a tunnel along the street. It was very beautiful. Then we went to Yakitori (char-grill chicken skewers) Bar. They have reasonably priced food and it was nice to soak in the atmosphere in […]

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 […]

Fukushima anti nuclear protest

Nige April 20, 2015

We attended the Fukushima anti nuclear protest parade in Kawagoe. Since the 3.11 Fukushima NPP disaster in 2011, evacuees still live in temporary houses and have not been treated properly by TEPCO or the Japanese government. High levels of radiation is still being detected though the government keeps repeating that it’s safe. June as a […]