Category: Experience

Castle in the Sky
May 14

Castle in the Sky

Visiting the Taked-jo Castle in the Sky was high on my priority list as huge fan of anime, but while in Osaka we had to visit the Cup Noodle Museum.

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"Wind Rises" in Nagoya
May 13

“Wind Rises” in Nagoya

A huge fan of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli, it was a lot of fun stopping off on our way to Toyota in Nagoya. Then off to the Toyota Factory tour.

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Toyota Factory Tour
May 12

Toyota Factory Tour

Visiting the Toyota Factory Tour and museum was a highlight of the trip. It provide insight into corporate businesses and the Toyota Production System.

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Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
May 10

Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima

Our exploration of Yakushima had been intense and exciting, pushing us to the limits and rewarding us with natural beauty and exploration of the wild. One of the few things we did not expect to see were cows, especially not as we were getting on to the ferry to go back to Kagoshima.

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Turtles of Yakushima
May 9

Turtles of Yakushima

Turtles being turtles, they only come ashore during the night; continuing our crazy streak we went out in a torrential downpour to watch them.

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Volcanic Sakurajima
May 6

Volcanic Sakurajima

We were off to Dinosaur park on Sakurajima Island. Urban camping at, which then came with 2 story location, pet hawk, and viewing of a Submarine.

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Beppu's various Onsen
May 5

Beppu’s various Onsen

We were ready for a relaxing bath and Beppu was just the place to find one; being famous for the largest concentration of onsen and rotenburos in Japan.

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