One of the few popular Onomichi-style ramen restaurant in Onomichi. Since it was just a day trip, we didn’t have time to try all the top ramen spots. So, we decided to go for the most popular rated and conveniently located one on based Tabelog.
Read MoreA well-known café in Kurashiki, this spot is a charming traditional specialty coffeehouse that roasts its own beans in-house and serves only cloth-dripped coffee. With its retro décor and cosy atmosphere, it transports you back in time, encouraging you to slow down, unwind, and savour the moment.
Read MoreOne of the popular machiya in Kurashiki, this inviting spot serves both meals and desserts, featuring nostalgic décor with a warm, relaxing atmosphere, predominantly in wood tones. They even have a stunning long communal table crafted from live-edge wood!
Read MoreTo start off the opening of this review, polipo highly exceeded our expectations and we love it so much that we are missing the food dearly now. Before the trip I have researched the food places we wanted to try, and I do know polipo is one of the best and authentic Neapolitan restaurant in Hiroshima. Chef is Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (AVPN) certified also, that should tells you a bit about his pizza baseline before even dining there. (Of course the restaurant uses a wood-fired oven)
Read MoreOne of our wishlists for a long time was to try out an oyster buffet at an oyster farm, which is by the sea too (saying the obvious). Plus it was a fun experience for both of us and a yummy one too at Shimada Suisan!
Read MoreWe have finally made our first visit to the legendary tonkatsu restaurant in Japan, Tonkatsu Narikura! Awarded with many consecutive years of Tabelog & Hyakumeiten awards, plus a Tabelog score of 4.26+, I believe any tonkatsu lover or foodie will know of this restaurant and/or chef Seizo Mitani.
Read MoreOn our final day in Japan, we only had time for a morning quick trip to Nanzoin Temple - known for its bronze statue of a reclining Buddha, said to be the largest bronze statue in the world.
Read MoreToday will be a very relaxing pace, and also the first time of our entire trip thus far that we went out of our hotel room around 10am. We will be visiting Ohori Park, Fukuoka Castle Ruins, and Fukuoka Tower as the title.
Read MoreWe will be spending a day trip exploring the quaint (and rather touristy) town Yufuin, where one could experience mountains, lakes and onsen in this small town.
Read MoreToday we will be spending a day exploring Hiroshima studying its historical part; which are the A-Bomb Dome, Peace Memorial Park, and Peace Memorial Museum.
Read MoreToday, it will be a day trip to Miyajima and will be moving our hotel base from Osaka to Hiroshima. This is another day of super early wake up to check out of the hotel, and take one of the earliest shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Hiroshima Station.
Read MoreAnother (lost count of how many) super early morning start, since today we need to travel from Osaka to Okayama for a jam-packed schedule. Fortunately, we travelled by the faster trains; Shinkansen (return trip from Osaka to Okayama) and Limited Express (return trip from Okayama to Kojima).
Read MoreAnother super early morning start since we need to travel from Osaka to Kyoto (local train->shinkansen->local train). Today we will be visiting Fushimi Inari, Ginkakuji, and Arashiyama in Kyoto.
Read MoreToday’s main objective is to visit Kaiyukan as we didn’t manage to enter the other day due to a long snaking queue. Apart from that, we also travelled for photo ops at a couple of iconic Osaka’s spots.
Read MoreToday will be a long day trip to Kyoto, with us waking up super early around 4.45am to bath, prepare, and travel from Osaka to Kyoto.
Read MoreOn our 10th day now, which is the halfway point of our trip! Today we will be going to Osaka Castle, HEP FIVE Ferris Wheel, and Kuchu Teien Observatory.
Read MoreFor Day 9 we explored around Shinsekai, Tempozan Ferris Wheel, Glion Museum, and Cosmo Tower Observatory. Most are in the same area, so it will be more efficient in terms of time spent on transport and point to point walking.
Read MoreDay 8 is more of a mini post, documenting our short last morning in Kanazawa before taking the Limited Express to Osaka which we had our best Ramen during this trip that spans across numerous cities in Japan.
Read MoreToday we will be spending a full day in Kanazawa visiting Omicho Market, Kenrokuen Garden, and Kanazawa Castle.
Read MoreToday we will be doing a day trip to both Hida-Takayama and Hida-Furukawa, and we quickly realised (and regretted) that 1 day is not enough time to do proper sightseeing for both.
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