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A Walk in a Small Harbor Town
#5 Scenes of Yobuko
After looking around the Yobuko Morning Market, I had a glass of jibiru. The next plan was to take a sightseeing boat to Nanatsugama (七ツ釜), which I had found on Google Maps. From the photos, the scenery looked very impressive. The sightseeing boats depart from Marine Pal Yobuko. It is right in front of the […]
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A Morning Market in a Small Port Town
#4 Yobuko Morning Market
It rained quite a bit overnight, but it started to clear from early morning.Thanks to that, I was able to take a short walk around the ryokan. The weather forecast had said it would rain all day.So I was even thinking of giving up all my plans and checking into a hotel in Karatsu instead.Thankfully, […]
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Living Squid, Just as It Is
#3 Dinner and Breakfast at Onoe Ryokan
As I mentioned in the previous post, there was only one reason I booked a ryokan in Yobuko. To enjoy Yobuko ika at a relaxed pace. For that, I reserved Onoe Ryokan, which accepts solo guests in Yobuko. After transferring trains several times, I finally arrived. After check-in, unpacking, and a bath in the large […]
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Good Value Ryokan in Yobuko
#2 Onoue Ryokan
I planned an itinerary to stay one night in Yobuko (呼子). The reason was, of course, food and alcohol. The reason people stop by Yobuko is to eat Yobuko ika, right? Naturally, you should have a drink with it. And when it comes to drinking, once you start, it often becomes first round, second round… […]
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This trip is to Saga.
#1 Prologue
Including my round trip around Kyushu in 2017, I had been under the illusion that I had visited most of Kyushu. Then not long ago, I realized that I had never once been to Saga Prefecture. I had even skipped it while circling all of Kyushu. When I try to think of famous cities in […]
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Why Does My Condition Always Feel the Best on the Last Day?
#25 Epilogue
In my recent trips, I failed to wake up properly in the morningand even missed flights or had to switch to later flights in a rush.Since the flight from Kagoshima Airport to Korea operates only once a day,I knew that if I missed it, there would be no backup flight. So last night, I didn’t […]
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A Lively, Affordable Local Izakaya
#24 Bunke Mujaki
On my last night in Kagoshima, I was unsure where to have dinner.After thinking for a moment, I decided to visit this place. I had first discovered Bunke Mujaki in 2017, and their kuromiso oden was so delicious that I promised myself to return one day. It sits inside a narrow alley in the northern […]
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Shochu Day, a Big Street Festival
#23 Shochu Street 2025
Kagoshima’s biggest festival is the Ohara Matsuri.It takes place every year on November 2–3 in the Tenmonkan area.It is not only the biggest festival in Kagoshima but also the biggest one in Southern Kyushu. If I had known this when planning my trip,I would have stayed longer to see the Ohara Matsuri too.I only realized […]
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A Quiet Residential Street, and a Calm Cup of Coffee
#22 &COFFEE
Japan doesn’t actually have as many cafés as I expected.There were many times when I walked for more than an hour thinking, “My legs hurt… I should rest at a café somewhere.” In Korea, you just stop for a moment, look around,and there are two or three cafés nearby.So maybe Korea simply has a lot […]
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My Favorite Tonkatsu in Kagoshima, After All
#21 Juan
I am not someone who eats tonkatsu very often,but since I came to Kagoshima for this trip,I decided to enjoy it properly. A few days ago, I had the tonkatsu at Roppakutei. It was bold and intense,so I described it as “tonkatsu for young people.” Today I wanted something easier to eat and still delicious.This […]
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