Fukuoka Ryokan

... too interested in sight-seeing, since I had spent 2 years in Northern Japan 33 years earlier. I just wanted to immerse myself in that traditional town and see how the Japanese lived. I especially wished to stay in a traditional Japanese inn- the ryokan.

... in 806, it is the oldest temple in Fukuoka).  Afterwards, we headed to the 2005 Kyushu Grand Sumo Championship at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center.  It was truly magnificent and probably my favorite part of the entire trip.  I was amazed to learn ...

... -Age Day.  Coming-of-Age is when the Japanese celebrate when a person turns the age of 20.  Since it was Coming-of-Age day, the Ryokan near Mt. Aso was busy as well as Fukuoka because there is no school or ...

... that bale-of-hay smell. We stayed in ryokan all 3 of the nights we had in Japan (2 nights in Kyoto, 1 night in Fukuoka) and while the ryokan in Kyoto wasn't anything to write home about the one in Fukuoka was a gem. See the pictures for more. Btw, ...

... besser eine Stunde zu früh, als eine Stunde zu spät. Ein kurzer Flug später und ich lande am Flughafen Fukuoka. Ich immigriere mit der Fingerabdruckabnahme in Stereo und ratzfatz habe ich einen 2D Barcodeaufkleber im Pass. Am ersten Geldautomaten in ...

... 's wife and daughter.  Afterwards, we joined the rest of the group for a great dinner overlooking the ocean at their ryokan while watching the sunset.  Caryn decided to expand her horizons with sashimi and tried everything that was served for ...

... nice, that she got me ice for my knee.   I think I was the only woman drinking Shochu so the lady of the Ryokan was amused.  I had a very nice conversation with her and after closing the place at 8pm, we went to bed where we crashed from ...

... cars compared to 16 on the Nozomi Shinkansen. After a short trip of a hour, I arrived at Hakata station in Fukuoka city and Kyushu. I went directly to my ryokan to check in and then went out to explore the city before it got too dark. I wanted to see ...