2 weeks in Kyushu with the Japan rail pass. Part 6 of 6: Day 14 – 17 Kyoto and going to Narita airport (Tokyo)
Day 14: typhoon approached Southern Japan – Rest day and Kyoto ramen We woke up and felt smug and relieved at the same time. Smug as we made the right choice traveling yesterday and relieved as we actually managed it.…
2 weeks in Kyushu with the Japan rail pass. Part 5 of 6: Day 11 – 13 Beppu and emergency move to Kyoto!
Day 11: travelling to Beppu – Kaimonji hotspring – Beppu reimen noodles We checked out of our Kagoshima airbnb at around 10am. The main station was only about 5 minutes walk, but the owner of the building (not the host)…
2 weeks in Kyushu with the Japan rail pass. Part 4 of 6: Day 9 – 10 Kagoshima and Sakurajima
Day 9: visit to Sakurajima – volcanic foot bath – food stall village in Kagoshima Sakurajima is an active volcano and the symbol of Kagoshima. Easily accessible from Kagoshima city centre by a ferry which runs every 15 minutes during…
2 weeks in Kyushu with the Japan rail pass. Part 3 of 6: Day 8 Kumamoto to Kagoshima by sightseeing trains
Day 8: A great sightseeing train journey from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Today we are heading to Kagoshima. With shinkansen, Kagoshima can be reached from Kumamoto in less than an hour, but we decided to take 3 sightseeing trains and have…
2 weeks in Kyushu with the Japan rail pass. Part 2 of 6: Day 4 – 7 Nagasaki and Kumamoto
Day 4: Travelling to Nagasaki – Atomic Bomb Museum and Peace Park – Dejima and city night views We started using our rail pass. Our initial plan was to visit Tozan shrine in Kami-Arita on our way to Nagasaki, but…
2 weeks in Kyushu with the Japan rail pass. Part 1 of 6: Day 1 – 3 Fukuoka
In the Summer of 2019, we explored Kyushu Japan with the Japan rail pass (aka: JR pass). This time we were 3: myself, C, and C’s mum. The JR pass allows you to travel with almost all JR trains including…
Trouble ridden summer holiday in Japan
Small problems and some stressful situations are completely common during travel. Being a budget traveler, I’ve had dozens of small travel problems like that, but I have never had so many in one single journey like we did in summer…
2 weeks in Hokkaido with the Japan Rail Pass (Part Two: Day 9 – 14)
Part One Day 9: Abashiri Prison Museum Abashiri is a town in north-eastern Hokkaido well known for the harsh winter, the Siberian drifting ice and Japan’s most notorious prison – Abashiri prison. The original Abashiri prison opened in 1890. In…
2 weeks in Hokkaido with the Japan Rail Pass (Part One: Day 0 – 8)
We explored Hokkaido Japan with the Japan rail pass (aka: JR pass) in the Summer of 2018. This time we were 3: myself, C, and C’s mum. The JR pass allows you to travel with almost all JR trains including…
