In one of my last visits to Japan, back when the world was open, I visited the western region of the Fukuoka, and had several daytrips to explore the area. One of those was a trip towards the east, to
Chikuzen Sumiyoshi & Hakata Gion Yamakasa Shrines: Fukuoka
Upon arrival in Fukuoka I set out for an introductory walking tour of the area, to try and get a feel for the city, and within a minute I hit the first neighbor shrine. Throughout the time I wandered around
Maizuru and Ohori Parks : Fukuoka
Fukuoka has really nice area to its west, that includes a couple of large parks, a lake, historical sites with castle ruins, and a number impressive temples. I started off my tour from the Ohori Park(Fukuoka Art Museum) train
Uminonakamichi Seaside Park : Fukuoka
Uminonakamichi Seaside Park on the northern part of Fukuoka is a gorgeous park with large fields of flowers, playgrounds, and children activities. It occupies a very large area, so you can easily walk around and explore for half to full
Mount Sarakura cable car : Fukuoka – Kitakyushu
While visiting the Fukuoka area in Japan I took a one day getaway trip towards the east to see the Kitakyushu area, and make a stop on the way to do one of my favorite things when I travel – go
Toto toilet museum : Kitakyushu Japan
I love specialty museums. I’m so tired of the same old typical museums in each city that every time I run into something different, I’m ecstatic. In a recent trip to Japan to the Fukuoka region, I did a quick
Visions of Kitakyushu : Japan
In my recent visit to Japan I had a chance to visit the Fukuoka region, and a quick fast train away is Kitakyushu, an old industrial city. Near a very large trading port, surrounded by mountains, one of the first things
Visions of Fukuoka : Japan
Japan is one of my favorite places to travel. Even short trip to places to non touristic places seems to end up as being very enjoyable, and me generally being very impressed and delighted with the Japanese. Even my trip
