Tag: Japan Rail Pass

KITAKYUSHU: KAWACHI FUJI-EN GARDEN AND ITS WISTERIA TUNNEL

On By alfonsomgcIn Gardens, Sights, Transport, When to go5 Comments

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  • I was here: April 27th, 2013, and that year the flowering was already ending.
  • Time needed to visit it: one hour.
  • My score: 4/5.

After the pristine beaches in Yoron-to, a post-apocalyptic village in Hashima and a fairy-tale river in Takachiho, now it’s the turn of one of the most beautiful gardens in Japan, which like the previous ones, practically all foreign tourists miss. Continue reading “KITAKYUSHU: KAWACHI FUJI-EN GARDEN AND ITS WISTERIA TUNNEL” →

TAKACHIHO GORGE, HOW TO GET THERE

On By alfonsomgcIn Transport11 Comments

Updated on April 16, 2019

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Takachiho Town, famous because of its beautiful gorge, is in the north of Miyazaki prefecture, in center-east Kyushu. However, it is easier to get there from the neighboring prefecture of Kumamoto. Continue reading “TAKACHIHO GORGE, HOW TO GET THERE” →

WONDERFUL MIYAJIMA (宮島)

On By alfonsomgcIn Accommodation, Money and costs, Sights, Things to do and see, Transport, Where to eat11 Comments

Updated February 25, 2019

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  • I was here twice, one day in November 2008 and one day in April 2013, but I’ve never stayed on the island, because it is very expensive.
  • Number of days recommended: 1.
  • My score: 5/5. I would repeat a hundred times a hundred days in a row.

Absolutely in love with Miyajima, in my opinion one of the most beautiful places in Japan and one of the most charming islands I have ever visited.

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