Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
The work event that was the centerpiece of this trip supposedly takes place in Tokuyama – except that as far as official location names are concerned, there’s no such city called Tokuyama. The area is actually called Shūnan city, and
The walking tour finished at the Hakata Traditional Craft Museum, after which I made my way back to Canal City for lunch @ Ichiran Ramen – on Miwako’s recommendation in fact. I’ve not heard of this Ramen chain before this.
Very close to the Hakata Machiya Folk Museum is Kushida Shrine. And again, I got lucky as there was a newly married couple at the Shrine who’d apparently just finished their rites, and were having their pictures taken. The tour
Next stop was Tōchō-ji (temple), which boasts a 10.8m tall statue of Buddha, and a walking path beneath the statue that depicts the various parts of the afterlife according to the religion. Photos couldn’t be taken in the interior, so
Truth to tell, I was a little apprehensive of the walking tour scheduled for Day 02 mid-morning onward – and specifically because the first day weather was so humid I wasn’t looking forward to another day perspiring buckets in the
The city of Fukuoka is easily walkable, and I certainly did a good deal of it on the first day of the trip. By the time my legs had pretty much given up any more walking at about 6:30PM last
The other garden that also receives some praise online is Rakusuien Garden. The place is about a ten minute walk from Hakata Station. But as luck would have it, my place of stay – The Royal Park Fukuoka Hotel –
A third place of interest is the old Fukuoka Castle Ruins. The start point of the park that the ruins is located in – Maizuru Park – is about 6 minutes away from Ohori Park and an easy walk, but
Ohori Park is decent, but the real gem is the Japanese Garden tucked in the south-eastern corner of the park. Most visitors to the park itself won’t visit this quiet spot, and possibly also on account too that there’s a
The outbound flight from Singapore to Fukuoka Airport was uneventful, and almost totally free from any kind of turbulence even. Oddly though, the inflight breakfast was pretty awful and bland: or maybe I should have opted for the Japanese menu
A week to go before my 11 day trip to the southern half of the first two of Japan trips this year, and I’m finally about done tweaking my leisure itinerary that wraps around the work segment of the trip.
My other trip to Japan this year on account of work, and specifically for an educational and learning conference in Tokuyama. And since I also had quite a bit more annual leave to clear for the year, I worked out
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