Fukuoka, Japan Our experience with Fukuoka was one of the first we experienced in Japan as a cosmopolitan city. It was very clean, efficient to navigate, but the only thing that we were missing that was what we were mainly there for was the cherry blossoms. But in lew of that, the nightly street food …
We took a small hike around the back way to reach the pagoda, found a small clearing to pop the drone up for some shots and enjoy nature and the scenery with really no other people around till we made it down to main attraction/temples of the island.
We started the morning off pretty early catching a train from Kyoto to Hiroshima station which was only about an hour on the Shinkansen. We had a full day planned with a walking loop around the historic sights and a highly regarded garden.
Our Off the Beaten Path Guide The usual route to see the Fushimi Inari Shrine and the crowds that go with it are what we tried to avoid when we planned this off the beaten path thru-hike which allowed us to see all the same sights with a little bit more privacy. Additional Reference Photos …
After our thru-hike, we made our way to our hotel in the Gion on district and continue out for the night on an urban hike to see the old city lit up during the spring Hanatouro festival. But first dinner! Japan compared to all our other international travels was a culinary excursion, usually with multiple …
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3hr Thru-Hike Tofukuji Station to Inari Station In researching our trip to Japan, everything about the Tori Gates indicated that you should visit them via the Inari Station. We found one reference to an off the beaten path approach and spent time plotting a thru-hike via google maps and All Trails. We didn’t know what …
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