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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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Kumamoto

I really enjoyed wandering around Kumamoto and visiting the top spots at the Castle and the Suizenji Jojuen (Gardens). T...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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Visiting Nikko

When visiting Nikko decided to base ourselves in Utsunomiya because the accommodation was much cheaper and we had to com...
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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...
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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...
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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...