Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Unlike our upcoming 15 day family trip to Japan at year’s end, planning for the non-work segment of this 11 day trip was straight-forward. I was free of the usual constraints when traveling with young children, e.g. their meals, places
Excepting the conference banquet, the extent of my dining this 11 day trip was all casual, and centred on just a few cuisine types: tonkatsu, beef bowls, and ramen. Ramen across the restaurants I tried were all minimally at least
My itinerary – both the work and leisure segments – were centered over three cities: Fukuoka, Tokuyama, and Hiroshima. I was interested to try staying in different hotels as much as possible, so intentionally chose a different hotel even though
Yanagawa and Dazaifu really felt like two places from completely different eras: the former is truly laid back and with the quiet, everyone knows each other, small town feel. Dazaifu on the other hand felt like the typical scenic tourist
Unlike Dazaifu, the other interesting bits of Yanagawa town aside from the river boat punting tour are spread out. The small town didn’t feel crowded at all, compared to the crowd masses in Dazaifu later in the afternoon. It’s an
Yanagawa is a small town 46 minutes from Tenjin Station in Fukuoka city, and was originally constructed in the 16th century, and is today particularly famous for its hundreds of kilometers of canals that run around the city. Punt boats,
Almost exactly a year ago, I was heading to Hong Kong for the 2018 iteration of the conference. On that occasion, Super Typhoon Mangkhut had just hit the city, and I witnessed its aftermath as the city’s services were in
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum was established in 1955 to document the atomic bombing of the city on 6 August 1945. In truth and for decades now, I’ve had conflicted feelings about the allied bombing campaign over occupied Nazi territory
Unlike some of the other castles in Japan which are built on hills, the Hiroshima Castle is built fairly close to ground level. The castle was originally constructed in the 1590s, got destroyed by the atomic bomb blast on 6
Among the significant changes I made to the itinerary upon arrival in Japan was to also compact my exploration of Hiroshima to an afternoon on Day 08, move the visit to Shukkeien Garden to Day 09 – and free up
As pretty as the Bikan Historical Quarter is, the scenery transforms into jaw dropping scenery from evening onward. I stayed on in Kurashiki that day specifically to take pictures of Kurashiki River at sunset, and the results didn’t disappoint. Most
The boat ride done at about 3:30pm, I still had several hours to kill before the attempting the sunset shoot of Kurashiki River. My planned itinerary included a visit to the Ohashi House, a quick five minute walk from the
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