Blogs from Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan, Asia - page 2

From Beppu we took an early train to Mt. Aso to stay at Aso Base Backpackers hostel. The people who run this hostel were very helpful and gave us a map of the volcano area and recommended treks to take for the day. We took the local bus to Mt. Aso and road a rail car up to the middle point of the crater. There was a tourist area that many people were at taking pictures, and we decided to take the hikes to get up higher and further away from the people. The Naka Dake point was our destination. It started out as a very easy hike up pre-made stairs and then got a bit steeper, and then became more like rock climbing. At one point we steered off the path and were climbing up ... read more

mittwoch, 29.10.08 am letzten freitag geht dann die reise weiter richtung süden - ich will ja wie gesagt noch nach kyushu, der südlichsten insel von japan ausser den paar kleinen inselchen, die noch weiter südlich kommen würden. okinawa mit hattori hanso wäre dort irgendwo weit im süden... übrigens habe ich kürzlich von adam ein mail bekommen, dass er inzwischen in okinawa angekommen sei. ;-) so flitze ich denn mit dem shikansen von hiroshima nach kokura und weiter mit dem limited express nach beppu, welches für seine onsen und für die sogenannten 'hells' bekannt ist. diese höllen sind themenparks in der umgebung von beppu, wo auf basis von blubbernden tümpeln und zischendem wasserdampf touristen angelockt werden sollen - was auch ganz ordentlich klappt. es ist nicht der absolute hit, aber trotzdem recht lustig und erinnert mich an ... read more

Hello When i last left you i had arrived in Fukuoka! Well i stayed their for a coupe of days and relaxed in the vibrant city! Did a bit of shopping! Sorry Mum! Got some sweet trainers! Met some cool boys from new zealand! Who i am meeting in Thailand! Thats pretty much all i did! I then took the train down to the bottom of the Japanese island of Honshu to a place called Kagoshima! There is not really alot to do here! Did go out in the evening though with some irish egineers who live over here. That was a good laugh. Other than tht just relaxed before getting the early ferry (8:30 am) to Yakushima! Yakushima This island is a natural world heriatage site so the views are pretty special! I hiked around ... read more

Well, well... what do you know? As my imminent departure drew near, someone figured it was time to ease up on the clouds. Frustratingly so, the blue sky began to peak out again. I guess someone wanted to make sure the weather wouldn't keep my plane grounded as if to really make sure I got off the island pronto. Naha's immediate proximity to the airport meant that I could just casually check out and walk a few hundred meters to the nearest monorail station, and then find myself at the airport concourse some fifteen minutes later. The whole process of leaving my room and securing a boarding pass didn't even take 30 minutes. Quite impressive. Domestic flights in Japan generally seem to board around fifteen minutes before departure, so with more than an hour to spare ... read more