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Whisky, Monkeys, Bamboo and Home!

ByMinion-Chris November 27, 2017 1 Comment
Suntory Yamazaki Whisky Museum Our last full day in Japan would first see us visiting the Yamazaki Whisky Museum. We'd booked this earlier, but even by then the paid tour with tastings were already full. We hopped on the train and arrived at the distillery front gate/security office and were given passes to wear and directed to the museum building. We were able to walk through the museum and...

Miyajima

ByMinion-Chris November 17, 2017 0 Comments
Miyajima With an early start, our plan was to visit Miyajima today before heading into Osaka. To get to Miyajima we needed train half an hour south of Hiroshima, before boarding a ferry that would take us the rest of the way. Miyajima is an island that is known for its many shrines, most notably the Itsukushima Shrine with its floating torii gate. There is also a ropeway that takes you up Mount...

Good Bye Yamamizuki, Hello Hiroshima

ByMinion-Chris November 10, 2017 2 Comments
Breakfast at Yamamizuki After a good nights sleep we woke up headed back downstairs to the Yamamizuki private dining room for breakfast. We were excited because if breakfast was anything like dinner, we were in for a treat! We were not disappointed as breakfast was also a tasty multi course affair! Drive to Kumamoto Sadly it was time to go and say good bye to Yamamizuki. We had a couple hour...

Rowing Takachiho and Yamamizuki Ryokan in Kurokawa

ByMinion-Chris November 4, 2017 0 Comments
Breakfast Our Ryokan provided a complimentary breakfast and we headed down early so we could beat the rush for rowboats. Upon arrival in the breakfast area we were each given this large tray with an assortment of different food items. I was really impressed with the variety that this "free" breakfast offered! For me I really enjoyed the tamago and the grilled fish, they were especially yummy!...

Miyazaki, Shrines & Lanterns!

ByMinion-Chris October 26, 2017 0 Comments
Leaving Okinawa We didn't have anything planned except that we needed to get the car back to the rental company at 2PM. With the morning to kill, we decided to visit a shopping centre. We were halfheartedly shopping since we knew there'd be opportunity to shop later on and didn't want to carry stuff with us for the rest of the trip! Though at the top of the shopping center, we did score a pretty...

Visiting Churaumi Aquarium and Ocean Expo Park

ByMinion-Chris October 22, 2017 0 Comments
Churaumi Aquarium We wanted to get to the Churaumi Aquarium early which meant we had an early start. We mapped out a route which would have taken about 2 hours to get there. However, due to some navigation challenges again, we found ourselves on the toll expressway which shaved a half hour off our trip. In the end it got us there faster and was worth the toll. Charumi Aquarium is a place that...