Sleep Inn Fukuoka

I've been staying in various types of lodging, (Though not even in the name of research will I crawl into a capsule), all leaving shoes at the door. But in these last two days, I'm staying at a business hotel, as I want my shoes already on my feet as I begin the dash to the airport. It's the kind of place where, in the States you'd get as breakf...

My first impression of Fukuoka was neon. Though my body knew it was the middle of the night it was used to, I was able to get yen from an ATM, buy a subway ticket, and get to the 100 year old inn where I had reservations. Enjoyed the hot communal (gender separated) bath, but not as much the ********** and buckwheat pillow.

The next mornin...

Here we go again, off to lands unknown (to us, anyway) with our lives stuffed into luggage. The last time we do this will not be too soon! I suppose it's the price of an adventurous lifestyle.

Speaking of which, we are currently in Nogata, Fukuoka which is probably the *least* adventurous town ever. It consists of rice fields and... rice...

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"ROBOSQUARE!" (Robots in Japan!)
by swami_worldtraveler

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INT RO:

Japan is famous for robots! - especially humanoid robots, even very sophisticated walking robots. I built walking robots in college as an Electrical Engineering student. So, naturally I had to find ...

Fukuoka – because an Irishman told me so.....

When I first arrived in Tokyo. I met a crazy Irishman who had just returned from a mythical place called Fukuoka. He spent the entire night telling me about the place where everybody says hello in the street, and the women come up to you in the bars. I was expecting to get off the train ...

Mi avvio verso il binario 2 alla stazione di Beppu, pronto a salire per l'ultima volta su un treno giapponese. Non e' uno shinkansen, ma va bene lo stesso visto che e' comunque piu' veloce e confortevole della maggior parte dei treni a cui sono abituato. Leggo il biglietto, tradotto in inglese cosi' come tutte le insegne in quasi tutte le citta'...

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I visited Fukuoka for All Japan Mission University Judo Championship held in Seinangakuin University. The hometown of a senior student was Tsukushino and his father was a mayor of the city. He invited all the club members to a hotel and gorgeous dinner. Although my university didn't achieve a good result in the judo meeting, I enjoyed the travel...