Toyoko Inn Fukuoka

... The next morning I wandered the side streets and lanes, and found myself at Yusida Shrine, welcomed by a Nandi on the left (later learned there is also a sacred cow/patron god in Shinto)

Then to the blast of the main streets, and ticket on to Yufuin. (I fly out of FUK, so will explore more of the city when I return).

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 fields. My grandparents live here though, and it's also where we ...

... see some robots afterall!..."

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ROBOSQUAR E MISSION & VISION:

According to its founder, Dr. Hiroaki Kitano, "ROBOSQUARE does not simply refer to a physical space but embodies all the aspects involved in robotics."

The official website (http://robosquare.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/e nglish/index.html), states that ROBOSQUARE was created with the aim of:
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1) Providing vision and understanding of the science and technology of robotics.
2) Offering ...

... it's suffered from decline from its glory days as a cruise ship port, and there has been a major investment in public improvements. It probably needs a few factory outlet stores to fill up some of the remaining vacant old buildings. But even as-is, this is a community that deserves a visit!

I did not have time to visit Cha Cha Town, a shopping center in Kokura, another community that's part of Kitakyushu ...

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 ...

... nous atteignons le petit temple zen. J'y ajoute des photos, les images en disent plus que je ne pourrais en écrire. Après cette pause zen au soleil, nous nous dirigeons vers le Temple. Pour ca, nous devons traverser le pont. Je vais ici littéralement transcrire la signification de ce fameux pont, que l'on pouvait retrouver sur place en japonais et en anglais. « The bridge is formed from three elements. Approaching the bridge from the section furthest from the Honden (le bâtiment ...