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Cycling Yufuin & Bringing Bikes on Trains
Today we are heading to Yufuin in Oita Prefecture to ride a couple great loops in the area. Yufuin is a popular tourist destination for...
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Cycling Aso, Taketa, and the Kuju Mountains (Northern Kyushu Winter Loop Part 4)
The final two rides of this chilly winter trip takes us east from Kumamoto, through the massive Aso Volcano crater, and...
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- #Oita Prefecture
- #cycling
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Cycling Beppu & Yufuin: Mountains, Hot Springs, and Rice Terraces
Welcome to the third post in our cycling series! Today, we’re taking the bikes on a train journey to...
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- #Oita Prefecture
- #cycling
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Three Day Onsen, Horseback Riding, Mountain Biking Kyushu Adventure by Bus
With cooler weather, fall is Kyushu in a great time to get outdoors. Now is the perfect time to make use of the limited-time Go To Travel campaign to see Kyushu. (Several regions a...
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- #Kumamoto City
- #Kurokawa
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East Meets West in a Gorgeous Setting – Relaxing at the ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa
Even the most seasoned traveler will enjoy the high caliber service provided by this international luxury hot spring resort. Along with the natural beauty of Oita, you can enjoy ar...
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- #Oita Prefecture
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Honjo Kakashi Matsuri – Scarecrow Festival
Today we visited a small village inhabited by scarecrows! As this is the year of the monkey, many monkeys represented too. The festival runs until Oct. 22. The red flower is 彼岸花 “h...
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Scarecrow Festival in Amagase
Today we visited a village near Hita, Oita Prefecture that was inhabited by scarecrows! 案山子(かかし)祭り in 天ヶ瀬 The festival (display) continues until Nov. 8/ Japanese website: http://ww...
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Diary of a Kyushu Woofer
WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms and is a movement that was started in the UK in 1971 but has since expanded to provide opportunities for farming in over ...
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- #Oita Prefecture
- #Outdoors
- #Hita
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Kyushu Moto Guzzi & Magni Rally 2014
Here we go again – the Kyushu Moto Guzzi & Magni Rally for 2014 is slated for Sunday, Oct. 19 – and at a new venue in Kuju, Oita Prefecture. We’ve reserved the a wi...
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Tomek Ziemba
Originally from Ottawa, Canada, Tomek Ziemba (nickname TK) came to Kyushu on the JET Programme in 2007. Since arriving, however, he has taken a different path to his teaching colle...
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