Planning how to spend your time while in Fukuoka? A trip to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine is a must! Not only are the grounds beautiful and filled with other smaller shrines, but the area is easy to access by train (only 40 minutes from the center of the city) and there is a fun shopping street […]
Day Trip to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine from Central Fukuoka Read More »
This weekend was cold and rainy so naturally I spent my Saturday exploring the exciting and wonderous place that is… Costco! My host mother had planned on doing some weekend shopping, so I was excited to tag along and see what, (if anything) was different than our Costco back at home.
A poem about my first Kakigoya (oyster hut) experience. First weekend with host family,driving around- lots of shrines to see.An afternoon stop by the ocean shore,to a small food stand – seafood galore.How to fight the biting chill?With fresh oysters on a flaming grill.Newly equipped with a safety glove,cooking up morsels for all to love.Juices bubble,
Kakigoya (Oyster Huts): A Fukuoka Winter Specialty Read More »
First week of Japanese language school and living abroad in Fukuoka, done! As expected, it went by in a snap.
Welcome to winter in Fukuoka! We have had snow the past two days (at an unprecedented amount), and the air has been colder than almost all the previous winters. Though I have been enjoying the beauty and whiteness that has transformed the city around me, I am most certainly not used to the biting chill