Where to see flowers blossom
Spring is here! From the lavender routes of Provence to the peach blossoms of Shanghai, now’s the perfect time to plan a floral excursion. So how about Japan? Check out Where to see flowers […]
Tag Archives: spring
Tohoku trip: 3rd day Aomori
Beside the popularity due to the new Shinkansen extension to Aomori, every summer Aomori held a Nebuta festival at its city center, and attracted many visitors outside the prefecture. My […]
Tohoku trip: 2nd day Hirosaki
Hirosaki is a place I wish to revisit one day in spring…during my last trip in summer of 2009, I remember saying that I will be back for the sakura […]
Spring in JAPAN begins with ‘Ohanami’
The word Sakura also embodies the meaning, ‘to bloom’, and with some giant cherry trees that are over 1000 years old, Sakura symbolizes the longevity of Japanese people. Every year from […]
Sakura in Fukuoka and Kinrinko in Yufuin
Day 1 of 12 Days (Wednesday) – Singapore - Fukuoka (福岡) - Yufuin(湯布院) Our flight lands on time at Fukuoka Airport (福岡空港). First we go to a Takkyubin (宅急便) counter to send a […]
Fukuoka, see you again
Day 5 of 5 Days (Sunday) – Fukuoka – Singapore Sad to say good-bye to Fukuoka. Although it’s a very short trip, we enjoy it a lot. We take a […]
Going Underground in Tenjin
Day 4 of 5 Days (Saturday) – Fukuoka Yay! It’s Saturday! We set off for Tenjin without breakfast though it’s almost lunch time :p. So deja vu as we remember […]
Arita, Ureshino Onsen and Canal City
Day 3 of 5 Days (Friday) – Fukuoka – Arita – Ureshino Onsen – Fukuoka We have breakfast in the Huis Ten Bosh train to Arita (有田) as we want to be […]
Hita (Little Kyoto of Kyushu) and Tenjin
Day 2 of 5 Days (Thursday) – Yufuin – Hita – Fukuoka We are the first to have breakfast at 7am. The waitress is shocked that we are underdressed It is […]
Fukuoka and Yufuin Once More
Day 1 of 5 Days (Wednesday) – Singapore – Fukuoka – Yufuin Everything is on schedule or earlier. Our flight landed early at Fukuoka Airport, we catch the shuttle bus […]
