With only a few hours left in our Kyushu vacation, we spent our remaining time in Fukuoka shopping at Hakata Station. We went inside Tokyu Hands and Amu Plaza for most of the morning to browse through the shops. Afterward we ate lunch at a restaurant which serves basashi. I was actually super full from breakfast still, so I barely had enough space for another meal. But since my uncle really wanted to try it, we had no choice but to oblige. (And…
For our last full day in Kyushu, we continued from where we left off in Nagasaki. We spent most of the morning exploring the grounds at Glover Garden. We took the tram over and entered the garden via the ropeway entrance. It was really high up, so we could see the Nagasaki harbour below. Glover Garden itself was really beautiful. It used to be the residence of a prominent merchant from Scotland and is now the oldest surviving Western style…
The day after Mojiko we went on our last excursion in Kyushu to Nagasaki. We packed our overnight bags and loaded up on the train in the morning. Once we got to Nagasaki we dropped our luggage in the coin lockers and bought day passes for the streetcar. The streetcars in Nagasaki were very convenient and I found it was a leisurely way to explore the city. Our first trip was to the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the…
When we woke up the next morning in Beppu, we were treated to a very traditional Japanese-style breakfast. After we finished packing, we headed out to the lobby to check out. The nice obasan told us it would likely be raining all afternoon. Lo and behold, on the way to Beppu station there was already a slight drizzle outside. We hopped on the train which took us to Kokura, then switched over to Mojiko. By the time we arrived in…
After a day of spending more than 3 hours on the train, we were back at the station to catch the train to Beppu. I think the time I spent taking the train in Kyushu for one week was more than I’ve ever spent taking the train in Toronto for a year. I was starting to get super grumpy from the long train rides, even though I knew there would be more to come. We arrived in Beppu quite…