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  • Okonomiyaki in Osaka

    Absolutely exhausted after Kyoto. I used our rail passes to jump aboard the all too familiar Haruka express to the airport, though we got off a Shin-Osaka. It was comfortable with a place to sit and I fell asleep for some of the ride.  We then caught the subway to Umeda and went straight to…

  • Toei Kyoto Studio Park 

    XToei are a major Japanese film and television studio making shows ranging from historical dramas to animation and live action superhero series. In addition to working studios, the Kyoto Park provides a range of activities.  After another long walk through local Kyoto with its tiny shops, houses and even a temple or two we caught…

  • Kyoto Railway Museum

    As our train approached Kyoto station this morning I spotted a steam train pulling a collection of open sided passenger carriages. Also at that moment Alex asked to return to the train museum at Nagoya to play with their ticket gate exhibit.  I suggested that we change our plans and go to the Kyoto Railway…

  • Zoom zoom to Osaka

    As we passed Hiroshima the amusingly named Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium (for Hiroshima is their home town) was filled to capacity with fans of their beloved Carp baseball team.  More lights at Osaka after I emerged from the subway at Namba, after transferring off the Shinkansen. Dotombori Street and Shinsaibashi Suji were filled with Asian…

  • Shinkansen 

    I didn’t realise it but last night marked the first time I have travelled the entire Shinkansen network as it currently stands, apart from the tiny spur to Gala-Yuzawa. I was only missing the bit between Kumamoto and Shin-Yatsuhiro as it was still under construction when we visited in 2009. I’ve done the Yamagata and…

  • To Makurazaki and back

    Only at Wakkanai, in the north, does the geographical extreme compass point correspond with the terminus of the line. But I am not happy unless I have travelled all the way until the end.  I rode the Makurazaki Line all the way until it’s namesake, bumping around on the two carriage diesel rail car. It…

  • Nishi-Oyama: Mission Complete! 

    The southernmost station in Japan’s railway system (excluding the Naha monorail, but that’s not actually part of the network and not a real train depending on your definition!). 

  • Ibusuki

    The sea outside the window was so flat, a polished version of the turbulent sky above. The clouds hid the top of Sakurajima, the active volcano that overlooks Kagoshima.  I have half an hour here at Ibusuki. Too little time to do much but soak my feet in the ashi-yu in front of the station.…

  • Ibusuki no Tamatebako

    The Ibusuki no Tamatebako is one of JR Kyushu’s special trains and I’m riding it all the way down to Ibusuki. It’s basically an old rail car with the interior done up with lots of wood. It’s also full of annoying tourists with cameras, like me.  https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/train/ibutama.html

  • A Kagoshima tram to nowhere

    Arrived exhausted at Kagoshima-Chuo last night. Haven’t been here since Alex was four months old. I found a 24 hour Joyfull Diner near the JR Kyushu hotel where I could eat a cheap and filling supper. Nice machine hot chocolate too.  This morning I caught a tram just for the heck of it. I chose…