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A season has past and spring is coming soon. Guess I should really have to be more hardworking and work harder on the backlogs. Autumn is a romantic season, the weather is chilling and joyful; with the sun up high in the sky but you …
Nikko is a small town that lead to Nikko National Park. A picturesque place, completed with Japan’s most astonishing shrine; the scenic lake; and it is best to come here in autumn for koyo! I was there in late September and it was just barely …
Love in Khao Yai A merely 2.5 hours’ drive from Bangkok; Khao Yai is the UNESCO World Heritage Site, where it housed the third largest national park of Thailand which is spread across 4 provinces (Saraburi, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Ratchasima and Prachinburi. Gifted with the …
Bistro Léa Located at the quieter side of a neighbourhood in Sri Hartamas, Bistro Léa is another baby by the couple behind Atelier Bichotan and JUS Resto Bar . It is a casual French dining restaurant that offers the French bistro cuisine, totally a new …
Mimi Daifuku 米米福 Nestled in Kota Damansara, Mimi Daifuku is a Japanese-influenced café specializing in the Japanese wagashi Daifuku. This little café is really cute and zen-ish. Filled with bamboo and lush green surrounding; make you feel as though you are in a zen garden, …
To be honest, Fukuoka is my new favourite destination. It is touristy but not too touristy; crowded as well but less crowded as compared to those huge cities like Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo. And I love landing onto Fukuoka because it is a great place to connect all the kampong areas I wish to explore. And big cities enough to cover what I wish to shop later, and one best of all, the airport is about 10 minutes by taxi! I have the luxury to take taxi from hotel (near the main station) to airport (at the fee I am willing to spend on)! Everyone sure knows how expensive it is taking a ride on taxi in Japan.
Yes I had a trip with my family in autumn 2023, just right before the amazing winter trip to Tohoku area . I haven’t got the chance to pen down everything, and now here I am, pen-ing down what I did in Fukuoka and other areas that autumn.
Also, Fukuoka has a lot of great food! This time, I got to have a partial food trail with my friends Jessie and Sze. We got to meet up and tried a few restaurants and all the restaurants we went were quite a heart wowing one! Thanks to Jessie for helping me on the restaurant reservation. Anywhere she went, I just plus six (+6) tagging along. LOL.
Oh guess what?! I actually had two trips to Fukuoka within a year! Read Japan Trip 2023: 8D7N in Fukuoka, Kashima, Yufuin & Mojiko. This trip was happened in March 2023, almost spring time where I got a glimpse of early Sakura blooms.
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JAPAN TRIP 2023: 10D9N in Okayama, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Kashima and Yufuin
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Yamagata Sake Museum Yamagata Sake Museum is located at Zao Onsen area, about 5 minutes’ walk from Zao Onsen Bust terminal or about 10 minutes’ walk from Zao Ropeway Zao Sanroku Station. Soon we had done with our half day tour up at Mount Zao …
If you have not tried out Ramen Minamo , do check them out because they offer the heartiest bowls of chicken-based broth ramen. You will be able to find the rice and creamy Tori Paitan style (milky whitish collagenous rich chicken soup) ramen and umami …
What pops into my mind when it comes to Yamagata? I could think about Zao Monsters, Ginzan Onsen, Yamagata’s cherries, and a lot of SAKE!
As a start of our journey, we activated our JR East-South Hokkaido Rail Pass that is priced at ¥ 35,000 and hopped on the first ride with the Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa that departs from Ueno Station. It took about two and a half hours to get to Yamagata Station.
Reason behind we chose this pass was because we needed the 6 days coverage throughout our Tohoku region hops (though we didn’t go up to Hokkaido). Gentle reminder: all Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa required a reserved ticket to board the train. Remember to do it at the ticket office, make sure yourself have the reserved ticket if you are heading up to Yamagata.
For full itinerary, check out JAPAN TRIP 2024: 11D10N in Yamagata, Sendai, Aizu Wakamatsu & Tokyo
Soon after we arrived at Yamagata Station, we dropped our luggage at the hotel and headed out for a coffee, to freshen up ourselves.
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After visiting to Yutoku Inari Shrine and explored around Hizen Hamashuku , we finally made our last stop at this cute little HAMA BAR. HAMA BAR Hama Bar is located just next to JR Hizenhama Station; literally just connecting to the station. This is the …
The main purpose I came to Kashima City in Saga is for this place called Hizen Hamashuku. There are 5 sake breweries in Kashima City; three of them situated in Hizen Hamashuku and they are within the walking distance, namely Fukuchiyo Shuzo, Mitsutake Shuzo, Minematsu …
