KUMAMOTO IS A BEARY NICE TOWN Welcome to Kumamoto blog fans, a town famous for 3 things: its castle (Kumamoto-jo), its high-tech industry, and its mascot Kumamon*, the black bear. Kumamon was created by the government of Kumamoto Prefecture in 2010, when the Kyushu shinkansen line first began […]
TAKING A PEAK AT NAGASAKI’S MULTICULTURAL HISTORY For centuries Nagasaki was Japan’s only open port, where people, goods, services, technology and information from other countries were allowed into the country (albeit in a very controlled manner). Due to its historical importance as a trading centre, Nagasaki has a […]
NAGASAKI PEACE PARK & ATOMIC BOMB MUSEUM The city of Nagasaki is familiar to many people for all the wrong reasons; this is one of only two cities in the world to have been attacked with a nuclear weapon (the other being Hiroshima). There is so much more […]
THE PERFECT DAY TO GO TEMPLE SPOTTING IN DAZAIFU & HIKING UP HOMANZAN! Keen to see more of the area surrounding Fukuoka, we went to the nearby township of Dazaifu today to go temple spotting and mountain hiking. It was the perfect day for it too, with blue, […]
Fukuoka is Japan’s youngest*, fastest growing and most liveable city. This is one funky town, packed with shopping centres, parks, shrines, temples, and eateries to suit every taste. We arrived here today after hitching a ride on a train from Beppu, and spent our afternoon trawling through through some of Fukuoka’s best malls, strolling through a couple of its parks, and visiting some of its temples. This place has a great vibe to it and we had a great time exploring the city today
Wandering Soles 