ЯпонияKumamotoMinamiaso MuraYunotaniKusa-senrigahama32°53’6” N 131°3’7” E
20 мая 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
A visit to see the Mt Aso the most active volcano in Japan. It’s closed to the public a lot of the time because of the poisonous gases it emits, so we were lucky to see it. Fascinating, but one ofЧитать далее
ЯпонияOita PrefectureTaketa-shiTakedamachi32°58’1” N 131°24’19” E
21 мая 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We have a few things to see on the way to Kurosawa this morning. First up is a pretty waterfall only 6 or 7 ks from where we stayed last night. Harajiri waterfall. I thought this waterfall would beЧитать далее
Путешественник Love the waterfalls and the gardens. Glad to see Graham can still lift you! 🤣
ЯпонияKumamotoMinamioguni MachiKurogawaKurogawa Onsen33°4’41” N 131°8’30” E
21 мая 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Arrived in Kurokawa following Google maps who lead us straight through the pedestrian walkway through town. Wish I’d had a video, the road was getting narrower and narrower. Tourists jumping out ofЧитать далее
Путешественник That street you drove in on would have been nerve wracking!
ЯпонияKagoshima-kenYamashitachōTenmonkan-dōri-eki31°35’30” N 130°33’17” E
22 мая 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
After another decedent meal at Ryokan Wakaba we had a lovely drive across and down the mountain from Kurokawa Onsen. Cypress Pines, bamboo, rice fields and beautiful views over towards the volcano. ItЧитать далее
ЯпонияKagoshima-kenKagoshima ShiSakurajima-shirahamachōMount Ontake31°35’35” N 130°39’23” E
23 мая 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Today is shaping up to be much better weather wise. We are going for a day trip to Sukurajima island where the volcano is. The ferry goes every 15 minutes and they are big ferries so we’re assumingЧитать далее
ЯпонияKagoshima-kenYamashitachōAsahidōri-eki31°35’45” N 130°33’30” E
23 мая 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
There is another city district Meizancho, known for bars and neighbourhood kitchens so after a little google search to locate a likely one we set off to find it.
Got the same taxi driver as lastЧитать далее
ЯпонияAichi-kenTakehanachōShinhashima-eki35°18’54” N 136°41’12” E
24 мая 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Winding our way back to Tokyo on the Shinkansen today. That is going to be most of the day taken up.
We did have a very exciting morning though when we pulled back the curtains the volcano wasЧитать далее
Путешественник Lucky that quick change of trains worked out for you. Enjoy Tokyo.
ЯпонияTokyo PrefectureSumida-kuYokoamiRyōgoku Eki35°41’45” N 139°47’37” E
25 мая 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
We’ve got tickets for the Sumo Wrestling today. It goes all day but we think that might be a bit much so we are off to visit the fish market this morning first.
We broke the golden rule of beingЧитать далее
Путешественник The Sumos would have been great to see. That knee bend looks awful.
ЯпонияTokyo PrefectureTaitō-kuAsakusabashiAsakusabashi Eki35°41’47” N 139°46’57” E
26 мая 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Today we are catching up with some friends we met in Australia who have moved back to Japan. Hiro and Nori bought one of our Ukuleles a few years ago and we have kept in touch ever since.
They are aЧитать далее
ЯпонияTokyo PrefectureShinjuku-kuKinshiKinshichō Eki35°41’47” N 139°49’2” E
27 мая 2023 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Tokyo Handcrafted Guitar Show is a much smaller affair than Osaka thank goodness. We’d been to visit a Ukulele shop with Hiro and Nori yesterday and they have bought both of the ukuleles. We’reЧитать далее
Путешественник Remember White Island? Volcanos are dangerous.
Путешественник Yes I was thinking of that the whole time.
Путешественник Good to have different grades of accommodation, makes you appreciate the really good ones. 🤣
Путешественник So true