54. Kyushu Journeys (Interview)
Join Jason and Paul as they speak with Simon and Moo, the owners and operators of a Kyushu-based travel agency called Kyushu Journeys!
Find Kyushu Journeys online:
https://www.facebook.com/kyushujourneys
Okunoin, the largest cemetery in Japan.
Osaka Castle.
52. The City of Osaka
Osaka is one of the largest cities in Japan and was traditionally considered the country’s economic hub. Join Jason and Paul as they explore the sights, sounds, and tastes of this bustling metropolis!
Topics Covered:
History
Umeda: HEP Five Ferris Wheel — Umeda Sky Building
Shinsaibashi: Amerika-mura (America Town)
Namba: Dotonbori — National Bunraku Theater — Kuromon Market — Nipponbashi Den Den Town
Shinsekai: Nostalgia — Kushikatsu
Shitennoji Temple
Abeno Harukasu
Sumiyoshi Taisha
Osaka Castle
Osaka Bay: Universal Studios Japan — Kaiyukan (Aquarium) — Maishima Pottery Museum
Food: Takoyaki — Okonomiyaki — Udon — Oshizushi — Ramen
How to get to/around Osaka
Akihabara, Tokyo, an area known for its many stores selling manga and anime products.
The Robot Restaurant in Shinjuku features a show full of lights, robots, lasers, and dancers.
An example of shojin ryori, traditional Buddhist cuisine that incorporates several different types of tofu.
The warehouse district of Kawagoe is known for these kurazukuri buildings, old merchant warehouses built in a traditional style.
46. The City of Kawagoe
Kawagoe is a historically significant city near Tokyo that still reflects elements of traditional culture and architecture. Join Jason and Paul as they explore the many things to experience in Kawagoe!
Topics Covered:
Crea Mall
Kita-in Temple
Warehouse District: Kawagoe Kurazukuri Museum — Kashiya Yokocho (Candy Alley) — Toki no Kane (Bell Tower) — Kimono Rental
Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine
Kawagoe Castle Ruins
Events: Koedo Kawagoe Spring Festival — Kawagoe Million Lights Summer Festival — Kawagoe Hikawa Festival — Kawagoe Festival Museum
How to get to Kawagoe
Luxury chopsticks for sale at a store in Kyoto. These are around $75 USD.
The Romon Gate at Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto.
This is a private indoor onsen at Jozankei Daiichi Hotel Suizantei, a ryokan in Hokkaido.
Two tanuki statues in front of a shop at Sapporo’s Tanukikoji Shopping Street.
Tonkotsu ramen from a shop called Nantsuttei near Shinagawa Station.
A geisha about to begin a taiko performance. The hanging drum is a byou-uchi-daiko and the smaller drum is a shime-daiko.
Tokashiki-jima, one of the many beautiful islands of Japan’s Kyushu region.
37. The Kyushu Region
The Kyushu Region is the southernmost region of Japan and stretches from the main island of Kyushu down to Okinawa. Join Jason and Paul as they discuss the many sights to see and things to do in the Kyushu Region!
Topics Covered:
Mount Aso
Kitakyushu: Kawachi Wisteria Garden — Kokura Castle — Kitakyushu Manga Museum — Aruaru City — TOTO Museum
Fukuoka: Yatai (Food Stalls) — Castle Ruins — Ohori Park — Sumo Tournament — Canal City Hakata (Shopping Mall) — Shofukuji Temple — Uminonakamichi Seaside Park — Seaside Momochi — Hakata Machiya Folk Museum — Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine — Kyushu National Museum
Oita: Beppu Onsen — Takasaki Mountain — Usuki
Nagasaki: Gunkanjima (Battleship Island) — Nagasaki Peace Park — Mount Inasayama — Glover Garden — Suwa Shrine — Dejima — Huis Ten Bosch
Kumamoto: Kumamoto Castle — Suizenji Jojuen Garden
Miyazaki: Ikime Burial Mounds — Udo Shrine — Kaeda Valley — Obi Castle Town — Takachiho Gorge
Kagoshima: Yakushima
Okinawa: Naha — Kokusaidori Street — Shuri Castle — Former Japanese Navy Underground HQ — Fukushuen Garden — Churaumi Aquarium — Kerama Islands — Yaeyama Islands (Taketomi Island, Ishigaki Island, Iriomote Island)