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Fukuoka Slideshow
Fukuoka
Travel Blogs from Fukuoka, Japan
My last day in Gujo Hachiman!
Oct, 30, 2011 Sunday Woke at 3:30 A.M.!! Yuk! I saw all the regulars at the exercise in the park at 6:30. My last day/night in Gujo Hachiman. It is a wonderful place with wonderful people. A place I wish I could belong to. ...
Wow
Today it has stayed in the 50's again. The fog was socked in for the whole morning, but after lunch, it cleared out wonderfully. We drove back to Keystone Canyon and Thompson's Pass. Everything is so unbelievably beautiful . We got a call from our ...
Fantastic campsite, and great people
We left Nagata early in the morning and caught the bus to Miyanoura, and then another around to a little place called Kusugawa about 5Km further on. We had only our vague memories of the advert to go by, so knew only that the campsite was just behind a ...
The Last Leg
... for a restaurant. The last food item on Emily's "List of Things We Must Eat" was tonkotsu-ramen, a local specialty in Fukuoka. While ramen broth is usually made from chicken or beef stock, this variety is made with pork stock, and it's very ...
Hostel
This was a horrible place. There was vomit on the steps and cockroaches the size of 1/3 my palm. It was the worst experience I have ever had. I love Hong Kong but I would not reccomend Rent A Room on my worst enemy. My reservation on this sight was ...
Center Day
Today, we had a "Center Day" which they have ever other Saturday. Over 300 of the sponsored children usually attend this event. Throughout the day, they worship God, play games, break up into classes depending on age and have 3 sessions, eat breakfast ...
Fukuoka kävellen
... näytti seesaminsiemeniltä, mutta haju ja maku väittivät päinvastaista. Polttoainetankkauksen jälkeen matka jatkui Fukuoka Yahoo Domea, "kuuluisaa" baseballstadionia kohti ja hetkeksi kun pysähdyimme tarkistamaan suuntaa kartalta, kurvaa paikalle ...
New Year Y2K
Fukuoka City - (go the Hawks - champions in 1999) Kurume - canal city. Not bad for an outlying city of Fukuoka Hiroshima, what can you say really? New Years @ Huis Ten Bosh A little slice of Dutch in Japan. Weird - yes, where I thought I was ...
Enroute to Fukuoka
left early, and arrived late via Narita.mental note for next time....take a little cash...Gengii walked from theairpot down to the traing station, and then discovered that the nishitetsu line didn't take visa...what could have been a 250Y ride became ...
The Sun Will Come Out, Tomorrow!
... in World War II as a convenient and mobile place to get food, but nowadays they are one of the main attractions of Fukuoka. We spent a long time deciphering the menus (which had no English, and no pictures), but all of the stalls were incredibly busy. We ...
Fun in Fukuoka
... was plain hot rice onigiri made from the same type of plastic mould that mom bought. I headed off to Fukuoka Historical village, a collection of traditional artisans selling their own work (mostly potters). I checked yesterday with the ...
Fried Grasshoppers...mmm...
Today, we went to Maranatha Christian School which is a part of the church we are living next to and partnering with. We split up into 2 groups and encouraged the Senior 1 and Senior 2 classes. After that, the pre-school children put on a show for us ...
Japan here I am!
Arrived in a bit of a daze, due to yet another night flight. They're not good for the mind. I have made it down to Fukuoka, from Tokyo, and am taking some time to prepare for the next stage of my trip - my workcamp - which starts tomorrow. I took a little ...
kokura
Je suis rendu a kokura, pres de la gare de TGV, je visite la ville avec un philipinien qui habite ici et enseigne l`anglais depuis 3 ...
Épisode 3 : À la découverte de Dazaifu
La première fin de semaine passée au Japon fut très intéressante. Samedi, dodo toute la journée pour reprendre un peu du poil de la bête. Dimanche, je décide finalement d'aller rejoindre deux étudiants de l'école qui doivent aller voir le ...
Arrival on Kyushu
... distance of the ferry terminal. Unfortunately, we had luggage, it was July in the south of Japan, and 40 degrees Celsius outside. Fukuoka itself was an absolute treat. It was pretty difficult getting around, since not many people in ...
Not sure of the date but certainly Cambodia
Hello all round A bit of a gap - due to all sorts of things - no real problems though. I am being timed for this so won't go into too much. Had an amazing border crossing - even more complicated than from Egypt to Israel 20 years ago - but none of that ...