‘E promised me we were goin’ furra posh dinner!

In this ramen bar you have to buy a ticket for your food and drink choices from a machine at the door - then sit side by side with all the exhausted salarymen as they noisily slurp their way through huge bowls of noodles in pork bone broth.

Fukuoka and beyond

May 16th 2019
SC writes: Yesterday explored Fukuoka or rather Fukuoka, Hakata and Tenjin. They are all parts of one large city now but these areas have different identities. It can get challenging when trying to look up Fukuoka on the Japan Rail website... because the station is called Hakata...! Anyway, we explored this busy and vibrant city by bus and subway. All very interesting and more than a few shops, in ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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