Out and About: Fukuoka
My tour of Kyushu starts and ends in Fukuoka, the largest and most populous city on the island, and the sixth largest in Japan. This metropolis is not unlike any […]
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Kyushu Roadtrip – Part 2
After the freezing cold of Mount Aso, it was time head south to warmer climes. Kagoshima is the main city in southern Kyushu, and the largest city in Kagoshima Prefecture. […]
Kyushu Roadtrip – Part 1
Just before Christmas some friends and I managed to squeeze in a quick trip to Japan, on a roadtrip around its most southwesterly island of Kyushu. For a visitor, driving […]
Kyoto Temple Walk – Part 2
Continuing my Kyoto temple tour, here a few more sites visited on my recent trip to Japan. Unlike the Higashiyama district, these are a little further from the city center, […]
Kyoto Temple Walk – Part 1
Kyoto is the former capital of Japan and known as the “City of Ten Thousand Shrines”. In actuality there are about 2000 temples and shrines in the city, but that […]
Kyoto’s Flower Towns
Hanamachi, literally “flower town”, is a Japanese geisha district. These areas contain historical okiya geisha houses and ochaya tea houses that are still active today, and provide a glimpse of […]
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
The Osaka Aquarium, also known simply as the Kaiyukan, is one of the largest aquariums in the world, and so naturally warranted a visit during my recent trip to Japan’s […]
Lights of Dotonbori
Osaka is Japan’s third largest city, and in many ways is a typical sprawling Japanese urban center. Centered around Namba station is the heart and soul of Osaka, a cluster […]
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