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Re: itinerary Japan april/may suggestions please

by yeshekathy 27 March 2012

yes it's a pity about the castle, we saw it years ago and it is quite stunning (although not the best in Japan IMO) but you can still…
RE: Kyushu to Tottori etc. along the North coast?

by Tomkat 14 March 2012

Thanks Kaminoge, good to hear from you again... We are flying into Fukuoka April 25 (5th visit to Japan) for 3 weeks. Unfortunately we…
RE: Kyushu to Tottori etc. along the North coast?

by Kaminoge 14 March 2012

A couple of years ago I spent a few days making my way from Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture to Matsue and Izumo. As you mentioned previously…
RE: Kyushu to Tottori etc. along the North coast?

by jbeckstr 14 March 2012

The famous garden I was referring above is the Adachi Museum (which I guess is actually an art museum with some beautiful gardens). …
RE: Kyushu to Tottori etc. along the North coast?

by Tomkat 13 March 2012

Well, I'm 66 and ride my bike daily but alas the wife doesn't ride. Not that we would anyway.. Golden Week could be a worry for hotels…
Re: Kyushu to Tottori etc. along the North coast?

by katakanadian 13 March 2012

If you are fit enough, I think doing this by bicycle would be ideal. You'd have to bring your own but that sort of trip would be on my…
Kyushu to Tottori etc. along the North coast?

by Tomkat 13 March 2012

Has anyone travelled from Fukuoka along the coastal route to Matsue,Tottori and beyond and have some suggestions for what to see along…
RE: 3 month exploration of Japan

by JBB1988 13 January 2012

Ok so I have begun to review my itinerary, and have made the following change in light of base's recommendation on Amanohashidate etc.…
Re: Japan Road Trip from Tokyo to Okinawa Summer 2011

by katakanadian 06 January 2011

JLPT N3 is far beyond "basic" Japanese (tho equally far from being fluent). If you (or anyone in the car) are really at the N3/N4 level…
RE: Shimane / Tottori boats or coastal cruise ?

by Tomkat 14 August 2010

We came across from Shikoku by ferries and made our way up by train to Matsue. It's a great trip, but you must stop on the way at Bitchu-tak…
Shimane / Tottori boats or coastal cruise ?

by thomaspark 14 August 2010

I was interested in taking a boat along the coast of Shimane-ken or Tottori-ken to see the beautiful coastline, but I haven't been finding…
RE: Sakaiminato - Tokyo

by alexander_vi 11 July 2010

An alternative I found is to take an overnight bus to Okayama, from Y5700, and then a train to Sakaiminato. The latter trip can be done…
Sakaiminato - Tokyo

by merryground 29 June 2010

Hi I will be taking the boat from Sakaiminato to Russia. I have to get to Sakaiminato from Tokyo, and until now the cheapest way I have…
RE: Beach near Kyoto or Hiroshima

by sandyfoot 04 June 2010

CilDK........One option for the beach from Kyoto, would be Tottori.
RE: Kyoto - Sakaiminato

by karandavasana 23 May 2010

Can you clarify if it's Tokyo or Kyoto that you want to leave from? I'm guessing it must be Kyoto, since I don't think most people would…
Kyoto - Sakaiminato

by mattpreece 23 May 2010

Does anyone how to get to Sakaiminato from Tokyo. Its a small town close to Tottori. I'd like to take the bus as its a short distance…
RE: Help with Itinerary

by gaijinjoe 10 April 2010

Depends on how many days you want to spend in Kyoto but your itinerary is pretty loose even considering travel time. Sounds like you…
RE: Help with Itinerary

by Kaminoge 10 April 2010

A little under a month sounds like it should be enough time to see the places you have listed, though it would help to have more details…
Help with Itinerary

by everystarrfall 10 April 2010

Hello all, I'll be traveling to Japan solo in June for a little under a month and I'm working on my itinerary. I'll be getting the two…
RE: Ferry from Japan to Vladivostock

by amazinga 10 April 2010

Gosh, don't you read Japanese, Korean or Russian? I am just kidding, lol. The above link re:Motor Vessel　"RUS" is out of service as another…
RE: Matsue and Kobe worthwhile...?

by Kaminoge 21 July 2009

I spent some time in the Matsue area last year. Matsue has an original castle, a samurai district and great sunsets over Lake Shinji,…
Matsue and Kobe worthwhile...?

by Tomkat 21 July 2009

We are thinking about travelling up from Shikoku and Kobe to Matsue in September and then along the Sea of Japan to Tottori and then…
RE: How to travel from Shikoku to Tokyo...

by uwakai 13 July 2009

Yes, Tottori and Matsue are interesting places - you can see sand dunes on the coast in Tottori prefecture, then travel along the coast…
RE: How to travel from Shikoku to Tokyo...

by Tomkat 09 July 2009

We are arriving Tokushima by ferry from Tokyo and plan to spend four days in a rental car around Iya Valley, Takamatsu etc. So it…
RE: Kanazawa to matsue

by sanji 25 September 2008

If you have some extra time, it is well worth to travel by train along the Japan Sea shore. You can take a train to Osaka, from there…