Japan Kagoshima
Our week travelling through Kyushu Island was amazing with a final stop in Kagoshima and a ferry trip over to Sakurajima...
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Japan Kumamoto
I really enjoyed wandering around Kumamoto and visiting the top spots at the Castle and the Suizenji Jojuen (Gardens). T...
Japan Nagasaki day 2
We had a busy day of sightseeing on Day 2 in Nagasaki which involved a lot of walking up and down hills. Nagasaki is def...
Japan Visiting Nagasaki
We spent two very enjoyable days in Nagasaki. It was essential to take the time to visit the Peace Park and Nagasaki Ato...
Japan Kawagoe
If you are looking for a day out from Tokyo I can recommend Kawagie. It was easy to get there and there's plenty to see ...
Japan A Friday out in Tokyo
We had a very enjoyable Friday in Tokyo doing lots of different things. In the morning we went to Asakusa Temple followe...
Japan Visiting Nikko
When visiting Nikko decided to base ourselves in Utsunomiya because the accommodation was much cheaper and we had to com...
Japan A day in Niigata
Niigata is famous for its sake and we wanted to visit a sake brewery there. We chose the Imayotsukasa Sake Brewery becau...
Japan Taking local trains between Toyama and Niigata
It's easy to take the Shinkansen or a limited express train when travelling between Toyama and Niigata, but we decided t...
Japan Koriyama to Utsunomiya on local trains again
It was time for another half day of local trains from Koriyama to Utsunomiya. We took three different local trains to co...