Our Final Destination – Tokyo With our time finished in Osaka, it was time to head to Tokyo. This was to be our final destination in Japan. We were back on our favourite mode of transport – the Shinkansen (Bullet Train). Our travel time from Osaka to Tokyo was a mear 3 hours. Once again […]
Osaka, Kyoto or Kobe? We spent quite some time deliberating on whether we should next stay in Osaka, Kyoto or Kobe. There were many options to choose from. We had to take into account that we were going to be staying over a weekend and this always makes a difference to the price of accommodation. […]
Bullet Train from Fukuoka to Hiroshima It was time to activate our 7 Day JR Pass as we boarded the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) to Hiroshima. For more information on how to purchase these passes, check out our Survival Guide to Japan. The maximum operating speed of these trains is 320km/h so it only took us […]
Incheon, Sth Korea to Fukuoka Fukuoka is the largest city on the island of Kyushu, which is Japan’s most southern island. It is the 10th largest in Japan. Because of its closeness to the Asian mainland (closer to Seoul in Sth Korea than to Tokyo), Fukuoka has been an important harbour city for many centuries. […]
Why Japan We had nearly finished our House Sitting Assignment in Incheon, South Korea. Our next stop was Thailand for our next assignment. We had 12 days break and Japan is right next door to Korea. It made sense for us to plan a trip to a country we never thought we would get to. […]