| Photo

The Castle. It was closed but nice to look at

««
«
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
...
»
»»

You ever heard of a place called Kitakyushu? Neither has anyone else (Day 16 - 19 by Chris)

October 2nd 2015
Friday 2nd October 2015 So I ended the previous blog quite abruptly as we boarded the train in Hiroshima and headed south to Kitakyushu (train station confusingly called Kokura). We decided on this ghost town as it was only a 20 min Shinkansen ride from Fukuoka which is where we would be getting the ferry to South Korea. We found a nice hotel room which was cheaper than staying di ... read more

Asia » Japan » Fukuoka » Kitakyushu

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

««
«
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
...
»
»»

Joined	September 19th 2015	Trips	0
Last Login	August 13th 2016	Followers	1
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	62	Guestbook	10
Photos	753	Forum Posts	0