Hakata Excel Tokyu Fukuoka

... smoke was heavy. This poor kid pulled his jacket over his head--I'm not sure whether he was trying to use the jacket as a filter for the smoke, or if he was secretly blowing his nose underneath, but I didn't hear anything. There is a lot in ...

We stayed in Fukuoka for one night as we were getting the Beetle at 9am in the morning from the port here. We knew it was a bit of a party town and had many street stalls so went out in the evening for a wander. We walked for miles but ended up back at the first street stall we saw as it had a good view and seemed busy enough that it was ok to eat in!! Sat down and got noodles as we couldn't decide ...

... eingepackt.

Was ich noch vergessen habe zu erwähnen, wir haben hier den besten maguru (thunfisch) unseres lebens gegessen. Zugegeben es war nicht billig und eigentlich war es nicht der hauptgang sondern nur das Gedeck (das man hier auch zahlt wie in Italien, nur kriegt man hier noch ne kleine Vorspeise diese bestand eben aus besagten Maguru der eingelegt oder so war und etwas ...

... their geography and their language.
They developed complex social skills with many moral obligations both from their isolation and the influence of Confucianism.

The best thing I discovered about Japanese: their profound sense of service. If you ask them about finding a specific store for example they will not let you down until they help you figure out where it is. Even if it involves speaking on the phone with 3 different people.

... marchar para Hiroshima.

Isla de Miyajima
El hostal estaba en Mijayimaguchi - la entrada a la isla templo.
Mija: templo.
Yima: isla
Guchi: entrada
Teniamos que coger el ferry a la isla. El hostal esta convenientemente situado junto a la terminal. La hora de marea alta, cuando el torii esta flotando en el mar era a las dos de la tarde y la marea baja a las ocho. Cuando llegamos era hora de marea alta, asi que nos hicimos las correspondientes fotos ...

Fukuoka-

Fukuoka can be and is a very fun place for Gaijin like myself. When I first got off the bus in Fukuoka, at about 1pm, I decided to walk around and look through some of the stores. I found an arcade with two floors of arcade games and two floors of casino type games. It was pretty neat in the casino part of the building, where they had computerized horse racing, which was the big hit with the older ...

... and coffee), but in Japan there are vending machines e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e! According to the Lonely Planet there are more than 6 million vending machines in Tokyo alone! But because it was very hot and humid most of the time in Japan (apart from the last few days), this came in very handy as well (and it was not too expensive). Talking about prices, Japan was less expensive than I expected or than people told me it would be. My most expensive lodging was 20 euro (I ...

Landed in Fukuoka on the southern island of Kyushu at the beginning of their Yamakasa festival--where a lot of men bear huge floats on their shoulders wearing sumo-like loin clothes. Many bare bums to be seen. The floats are very colourful and depict local legends. After two days, I boarded a Shinkansen(bullet train)and sped my way to Hiroshima.

... gotten the third degree, a lot of suspicion, and a ton of paper work to fill out for his effort. This time it was much easier. The two cops got us in and out and never looked an accusing eye in our direction. When we were done Josh asked them where we could find a good ramen shop. They broke out a large government book filled with city maps and showed us the location of what could be described as the 'ramen district'. It was about thirty minutes back the way we had come on foot, and we ...

... beans. After I tried some, I decided I would like to buy it, but quite like Suzanna would have done, my friend pulled me away and told me we could come back later, after we did a round. Actually, we never returned, and even in the days following I found many much more delicious things that were not sweets, that I have lost much of my interest in the sweets. I am thankful to my friend for preventing me ...