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Nagoya

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Omurice served at maidreamin Namba in Osaka, decorated with ketchup artwork of a Sanrio-style character, alongside a small salad and handwritten date on the plate.
Osaka

Osaka Again! - Part 1

Hey everyone, welcome back, this blog is of my first few days in Osaka, including getting back there, a day out in Kyoto and then going to a maid cafe. Going Back to Osaka 11th August Now getting back to was a bit of a convoluted path, as I needed
20 Aug 2026 18 min read
Studio Ghibli display inside Ghibli Park's Grand Warehouse, featuring a line-art illustration of Totoro and the Studio Ghibli name in Japanese and English on a blue wall.
Nagoya

Nagoya - Part 2

Hello everyone and welcome to the second part of my time in Nagoya, where I went to Ghibli Park and Suzuka Circuit before I head up into the mountains. Ghibli Park 2nd August This is one of the days I had been most looking forward too, it is the day
12 Aug 2026 21 min read
Close-up of a Kintetsu Hinotori limited express train, showing the gold phoenix logo and "HINOTORI" name on the train's distinctive deep red bodywork.
Nagoya

Nagoya - Part 1

Now it is time to leave Beppu and go to Nagoya, which is a bit of a trek, so instead of getting a few trains, i thought I’d save a bit money and trade rails and wheels for an overnight ferry. The Ferry from Beppu to Osaka 29th July
06 Aug 2026 22 min read
Steam rising from a turquoise hot spring surrounded by rocks.
Beppu

Back to Japan - Beppu and Nagoya

It is now 84 days to go till it is time to fly to Japan, so here is the second part of my Back to Japan blog. So after spending some time in Kagoshima, the plan was to go to some islands nearby called Kamikoshiki-jime and Shimokoshiki-jima, but
24 Apr 2026 3 min read
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