Beppu & Oita Prefecture, Kyushu
After Fukuoka, we travelled south west to Oita prefecture on Kyushu island. About one week prior, a large earthquake had hit Kumamoto prefecture on…
After Fukuoka, we travelled south west to Oita prefecture on Kyushu island. About one week prior, a large earthquake had hit Kumamoto prefecture on…
After Tokyo, we caught a flight to Fukuoka, on the southern island of Kyushu. Fukuoka’s historical name is Hakata, and it is quite famous…
We met up one day with a Tokyoite friend who Dylan met in Sydney, but who has since moved back to Japan by the…
Ah, Yoyogi Park, Harajuku… Near the top of our Tokyo list is grabbing a few beers and soaking up the afternoon sun in the…
One of the first things we did on this trip in Tokyo was visit a cat cafe. We’ve been to one before, and it…
Tokyo is a big city, I’m sure you know. There are so many really cool areas, especially in west Tokyo.. Aside from Koenji which…
We took some time this trip to explore the area around Tokyo station, as we’ve never really given that side of Tokyo much time….
Tokyo has many intensely beautiful suburbs that seem to be a big contrast from the image of Tokyo as a grey concrete jungle. These…
We arrived in Tokyo in the middle of April, unfortunately about one week after the peak Sakura (cherry blossom) season. So all of the…
Finally! Almost two months after we set off, our first post! Our first stop on our journey was Tokyo. One of our favourite cities….