Oh your first trip to Japan in 35 years! Great! I found a UBC alumni group travel page starting in Fukuoka and ending in Kyoto, is that the one you’re thinking of joining? it all depends on your flight arrangements but I guess before you join the group in Fukuoka you could visit Nagasaki and Kumamoto and your old school area. The glover house on the hill in Nagasaki harbor, the setting for madame butterfly, is quite nice with a nice view. Going up Mount Aso is terrific though it was closed or still maybe is closed because of some volcanic activity there.
after you finish in Kyoto it’s well worth going to see the great Buddha in Nara and you could go up Mount Koya, the huge cemetery among the cedars trees is quite amazing. A short visit to Osaka might be interesting, walk around Dotonbori though it’s really full of “inbound“ i.e. foreign tourists, and maybe go up the Harukas tower for the view. You’re welcome to visit me in my apartment near JR Amagasaki!
I don’t know if you’re interested in visiting Tokyo or near Mt. Fuji or Nikko. The sky tree in Tokyo is terrific!
Yes, that is the trip. Thanks for all the travel tips! We're still looking into flights and may fly through Osaka rather than Tokyo. I'll keep you posted.
Oh your first trip to Japan in 35 years! Great! I found a UBC alumni group travel page starting in Fukuoka and ending in Kyoto, is that the one you’re thinking of joining? it all depends on your flight arrangements but I guess before you join the group in Fukuoka you could visit Nagasaki and Kumamoto and your old school area. The glover house on the hill in Nagasaki harbor, the setting for madame butterfly, is quite nice with a nice view. Going up Mount Aso is terrific though it was closed or still maybe is closed because of some volcanic activity there.
after you finish in Kyoto it’s well worth going to see the great Buddha in Nara and you could go up Mount Koya, the huge cemetery among the cedars trees is quite amazing. A short visit to Osaka might be interesting, walk around Dotonbori though it’s really full of “inbound“ i.e. foreign tourists, and maybe go up the Harukas tower for the view. You’re welcome to visit me in my apartment near JR Amagasaki!
I don’t know if you’re interested in visiting Tokyo or near Mt. Fuji or Nikko. The sky tree in Tokyo is terrific!
Yes, that is the trip. Thanks for all the travel tips! We're still looking into flights and may fly through Osaka rather than Tokyo. I'll keep you posted.
I like your raspberry art & yes, I like raspberries too! I have to buy mine from the store. So go ahead & gloat! 😆
Thanks. I've noticed that the seeds seem softer in our backyard raspberries.