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…
The next day we walked over to Hakata Station in the morning and took a 100-minute train ride to Huis Ten Bosch. Huis Ten Bosch is a huge theme park in Sasebo which was made to resemble Holland. Everything inside were replicates of old Dutch buildings, with windmills and canals throughout the park. Once you get inside you have the option of purchasing two kinds of tickets. One is just for general admission to the grounds, while the other called…
For the first day of our trip to Kyushu, we woke up early and made our way over to the airport. We flew so much during those few weeks that I ended up getting well acquainted with HKG. Hehe. After boarding the flight, it took only a few hours before we landed in Fukuoka. The one exciting thing that happened just as we were about to hit the runway was spotting the Arashi jet in the domestic terminal. I was…
For our last day and a half in Tokyo, my sister and I once again started the morning in Harajuku. I had a few hours before I was to meet Yumi to see the butai, so I made a mad dash into the shops and tried to buy as much as I could. Once I was at my limit, I dragged all our purchases back to the hotel, then went out again to meet Yumi at Shinjuku Station. Soon we…