Kushida Shrine
I’d been planning to come to Fukuoka for the festival and assumed there’d be other things to do but when I arrived I realised how wrong I was. It had …
Street Theatre
On the way back from going out to dinner I could hear some music and decided to investigate. There was a mini stage there with lots of acts performing which …
Sakurajima Volcano
Sakurajima volcano was just a short ferry ride from where I was staying in Kagoshima and only cost 160 yen one way. Despite the recent bad weather at the start …
Kurokatsutei Restaurant
The local cuisine in Kagoshima is Kurobuta which is a breed of pig fed on sweet potatoes. I’d had a look around for a good restaurant for it and came …
Shiroyama Park
After a few hours on the train I arrived in Kagoshima and left early afternoon to the Shiroyama park. One of the most beautiful places was actually near the Statue …
Tanpopo Restaurant
I met a few other guys in the hotel and we all headed out to this restaurant together which I’d spotted on Lonely planet. This was a really nice small …
Daishoin Temple
While sat near the Torii gate I took a look at some of the recommended places I’d got saved on my phone and saw the Daishoin temple and was so …
Miyajima’s Itsukushima Shrine & Great Torii
After the Mazda Museum, I got on a train which connected to a JR ferry to get me to Miyajima, just off the coast of Hiroshima. It was a lovely …
Mazda Museum
When coming to Hiroshima, I did my usual research to find out which sights I wanted to see. The main attractions were the Peace Museum & the Torii gate but …
Bakudanya Restaurant
Bakudanya was another restaurant that I found on Lonely planet which was recommended as originating in providing one of the unique local cuisines – tsukemen. Usually ramen is a mix …