Paul has been talking about going to New Zealand for longer than I have known him - something to do with Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, Marlborough, Martinborough and Oyster Bay! So when we were already halfway round the world for the rugby we decided to blow the pension and head on south! It took …
Fukuoka, the city, rugby and more!
After leaving the beautiful Aso area we had an 88 mile journey to our final pool match destination, Fukuoka. We weren't long on the road until, to the left of the freeway there was hilly terrain, covered in lush green vegetation and to the right, an urban sprawl that went on for mile, after mile, …
A whole different terrain…
The next part of our journey brought us to the island of Kyushu and the Kumamoto Prefecture. Japan is divided into 47 prefectures, forming the first level of jurisdiction and administrative division. They consist of 43 prefectures proper, two urban (Osaka and Kyoto), one "circuit" or "territory" (Hokkaido) and one "metropolis" (Tokyo). Kyushu is the southwestern most of …
Spending a penny…
This subject just has to have a page of its own - Japanese toilets!! There is the traditional Japanese toilet where you squat to do your business But as Michelle discovered while queuing at the Shizuoka stadium even the Japanese don't like using these and were prepared to leave the three Japanese toilets empty and …
Shikoku Island
Shikoku island is the smallest of Japan's five major islands and has a population of 3.8m - just a million less than the island of Ireland! It is encircled by a 1200km Buddhist temple pilgrimage route with 88 temples to visit. We only had three days here so we elected to visit the Iya Valley, …
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