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Hikarigaokakoen Parkrun Guide
There are five parkruns in the suburbs of Tokyo. Perhaps the easiest to get to, due to its direct link to Shinjuku, is Hikarigaokakoen parkrun. The event takes place every Saturday at 8 am in Hikarigaoka Park around 8 miles north of central Tokyo. How to get to Hikarigaokakoen Parkrun The start is a ten…
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South Korea 4 Day Itinerary (Seoul and the DMZ)
We spent 4 days exploring South Korea; 3 days in the capital, Seoul and a day trip to the Demilitarised Zone between North and South Korea. Three days in Seoul gave us enough time to see plenty of the city’s main attractions. There are 5 grand palaces in Seoul, so you could spend a couple…
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Seoul: Top 10 Things To Do
We spent 4 days exploring the South Koreal capital, Seoul; 3 days visiting some of the city’s top attractions plus a day trip to the Demilitarised Zone between North and South Korea. There are five grand palaces in Seoul, so you could spend some considerable time just visiting palaces. We opted to visit just one…
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Seoul in 4 Days
We spent 4 days exploring the South Korean capital, Seoul; 3 days in the city itself, plus a a day trip to the Demilitarised Zone between North and South Korea. Three days gave us enough time to see plenty of the city’s main attractions. There are 5 grand palaces in Seoul, so you could spend…
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Dazaifu in 1 Day
Dazaifu, the former capital of Kyushu, Japan’s third largest island, is renowned for the Tenmangu Shrine, which is said to bring visitors good luck. The city is also home to an excellent museum. Situated just 10 miles south east of the island capital of Fukuoka, Dazaifu is a very popular day trip destination. How to…
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Beppu in 2 Days
The city of Beppu, which is situated on a bay in the north east corner of the Japanese island of Kyushu, is famed for its geothermal activity. Steam belches forth from vents all over town – a particularly wonderful sight on a cold winter’s day. In addition, there are numerous hot springs across the area,…
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Nagasaki in 1 Day
We spent a day in the Japanese city of Nagasaki, on the island of Kyushu. This historic port city has played a prominent role in foreign trade for many centuries. However, on 9 August 1945, it became famous for another thing as Nagasaki suffered being the second Japanese city to be destroyed by an American…
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Fukuoka in 1 Day
Fukuoka is the largest city on Kyushu, Japan’s third biggest island and the closest city to mainland Asia. It is joined to the main island of Honshu by a tunnel and a bridge. Fukuoka is made up of two former towns: the castle town of Fukuoka and the merchant town of Hakata. The two towns…
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Hiroshima in 2 Days
When planning our trip to Japan, Hiroshima was at the top of my bucket list. ‘Dark Tourism’ might not be for everyone, but having studied history at university, I am always fascinated to visit places where things happened which shape the world we live in today. Even if those things were terrible like in Auschwitz…
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Matsuyama in 1 day
Today, we are taking a train which hugs the northern coast of the island of Shikoku for 100 miles then heads south, still along the coast, to the island’s largest town, Matsuyama. The city is famous for its hot springs, namely the 19th Century Dogo Onsen Honkan. We have established that the old man doesn’t…
