17/12/2015
My Adventure in Kyushu - My Excitement …
Immerse yourself in the heart of natural beauty of Japan!
I have been staying as an exchange student in Kyushu University in Fukuoka City, located in the island of Kyushu for around 2.5 months since last October 2015. Everyday here is like a wonderland! Because of eagerness to discover new places, I've taken any break time and visited dozens of awesome places. Here I want to share it with you.. Hopefully you got a chance to be here someday in the future!^^
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October 2015
#Sanmaparty #Futamigaura #SakuraiShrine
#Kyudou #HakataTomyoLanternWatching #Hanabi
6th October - Sanma Party
17/12/2015
Summer in Kyushu! Hakata Gion Yamakasa …
Having lived in Singapore all my life, I always thought hot weather is not a problem for me.
16/12/2015
Kyushu round island trip
清水竹灯り aka Bamboo light festival is an annual event in Ogi , Saga. Every year from 15Nov to 23rd Nov it will be held. This is my first time seeing Bamboo light up and was very amazed by how it's done. Not because they did the carving on the bamboos , but to light up so many candles every night for this event is a huge task, Yes it's not electric light bulbs but candles like those use in aromatherapy , there must be at least 1000s of it. and the grand finale is the light up at the waterfall. The other thing about visiting events like this in Japan is that , transport is well taken care of to prevent traffic jams. They provided free shuttle bus services at 2 different carparks to the event place.
15/12/2015
Keindahan Yang Tersembunyi Di Fukuoka
Tempat Terbaik Untuk Melihat Bunga Sakura Bermekaran Saat Musim Semi Di Fukuoka Adalah Taman Maizuru Fukuoka Karena Taman Maizuru Berada Didekat Istana Fukuoka. Di Taman Ini Pula Selain Kita bisa Melihat Bunga Sakura Bermekaran Denngan Bentuk Terbalik, Kita Pun Juga dapat Berekreasi Bersama Keluarga,Berfoto Selfie Bersama Teman Dan Kerabat,Ataupun Hanya Sekadar Berjalan Mengelingi Taman Dan Duduk Di Bangku Taman Sambil Menikmati Indahnya Bunga Sakura. Perlu Diingat! Saat Anda Ingin Berkunjung Ke Taman Maizuru Sambil Menikmati Keindahan Bunga Sakura Ini Hanya Berlangsung Pada Bulan Maret Dan April.
13/12/2015
JAPANESE HOLIDAY IN KYUSHU (KAGOSHIMA) …
Two intrepid English pensioners took off from Manchester on Tuesday the 3rd November, to tour the southern Japanese Island of Kyushu (and to escape from the dark, damp English winter!), a delay possibly due to the foggy conditions but arrived in Munich in time for the connection to Tokyo Haneda. After a quick exploration of Tokyo left for the main part of the holiday in Kyushu.
Arrived by plane in Kagoshima and got the bus to the main station where our Hotel was, and was greeted by the sound of music, in the station. Here they are into a 2 week festival; unfortunately we had missed the fireworks. But the whole area still had a real buzz about it. The station was a real hub of activity with a department store, lots of shops and eating areas. A good information centre where we bought a ticket for 2 days whereby we had easy access on most buses. So after putting our cases in the hotel, went for a lunch. It turned out to be our dinner as much larger than expected, the specialist pork and fishcakes of the area. We were sat in front of the chef so he could make sure we got the right things. The same thing happened the following night, just wandered into a place just outside the station; we were greeted well, as you are everywhere in Japan, and given a seat overlooking the cooking area. This proved very entertaining for them and us. I did get a book out as they first tried to explain the food, then the chef got onto his i-phone, speaks into it and so of course an immediate translation, except with some of the translations into English we had still no idea of what we were eating. We started with a lot of raw fish, of which some we recognised. After many courses, out came cook your own food in the broth. However we were well supervised and the chef was putting the right food into the container over the burner at the right time. This eating experience was typical of our meals all over Kyushu cities. The resort hotels were very different, but more about that later. The first afternoon, took the circular town bus to get a feel of the area, and got off at Shrogama and had a good view of Sakurajima volcano; Kagoshimo is twinned with Naples, but the only thing they seem to have in common is the volcano.
12/12/2015
Ureshii! Ureshino (嬉野) – top three be…
Beauty - no longer a daily-topic just for the ladies, men too, are getting more receptive towards grooming.
If you are going to Kyushu and would like to indulge into a holistic retreat (be it as a solo or a family trip), you will never choose to miss going to:
Ureshino Onsen Town in Saga 佐賀Prefecture (northwest part of Kyushu Island): 1 of the top 3 beauty onsen in Japan!!!
I did a day-trip from Hakata ward of Fukuoka Prefecture/ City (so simple! so convenient to a gaikokujin/foreigner who doesn't know Japanese language) and it will not take you more than 100 minutes to reach the onsen town from Hakata.
So what is so happy and wonderful/ureshii about Ureshino? Ladies and gentlemen, vain or not, read on!
09/12/2015
Addicted to Kyushu
The leap near Fukuoka Yufuoku! Dome reflects how I feel about my family trip to Kyushu.
"Wow!" x 1,000,000
Food, scenery, designer trains and Japanese-styled ryokans contribute to the "Wow!"s.
08/12/2015
I Love Kyushu
Love the intricate character designs on this float. This was a display in Fukuoka Airport