Ogataya Hotel Fukuoka
3-17-5 Minoshima, Hakata-ku Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyushu-Okinawa, 812-0017, Japan
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From Hakata to Busan a trip by ferry.
... and i could not really be bothered so i chose to try and sleep. That did not really work as there were these two korean ladies who were fighting over there mountains of boxes of food.
So after finally getting on the ferry and getting the student discount even though i forgot my student i.d, i've found that they tend to accept my student edge card after a while if i just act like the dumb tourist. So it was off for the next six hours to Busan ...
Day 13 Fukuoka
... horrible! After that we stayed clear of any free samples.
After looking round the numerous shops we made our way to the station to meet our friend Kenichi who we'd met in the Nara guesthouse. He took us through some wonderful sights of Fukuoka that we would of otherwise missed as we were only looking at the city for one afternoon. Japan surprising to us has a large number of Christmas decorations and as you walk down ...
The Truffle Chuffle, again and again and...
... together to the stage depending on whether they are from east or west and then in order of their ranking. The line up on the edge of the Dohyo and perform a small ceremony. Amazing to see, never have I seen this before.
Later in the day, there is a seperate ceremony for the Sumo Champion, the Yokozuna. I remember years ago a big fat guy in the USA called Rodney who performed in the WWF and named himself Yokozuna, I never ...
Busan, South Korea to Fukuoka, Japan
... in our cabin, the Japanese family helped us with our sightseeing guides. The mother spoke English and translated the information her husband to us about all the temples and areas of Kyoto to visit. They were very friendly; the 9 year old daughter helped me with some pronunciation from my phrase book. The ferry didn't leave port until after 11pm. The mother explained to us that the journey was too short for an overnight trip. We leave very late and ...


