Saturday, June 20, 2009

Travel - North Kyushu (Day 4) - 2009 Lunar New Year

DAY 4 - Nagasaki (長崎), Saga (佐賀), Nishi Kokura (西小倉) (3-day north Kyushu jr-pass)

ITINERARY

  • 7:45 Limited express JR from Hakata to Nagasaki; arrived Nagasaki at 9:xx
  • Nagasaki JR station has AMU Plaza(shops include Afternoon Tea, Ray Cassin, ozoc, Jeansis.... )
  • 15:46 Nagasaki limited express JR to Saga (17:08)
  • 17:43 from Saga JR to Hakata JR (18:15)
  • Change line 18:20 Hakata JR to Kokura JR (OITA line limited express )
  • 19:19 Kokura JR to Nisi-Kokura local JR (1-2 mins)
  • 10 - 15 mins walk to Riverwalk City in Nisi-Kokura : large shopping mall
  • Kokura shopping street - has some ramen shops / restaurants / stalls
TRAVEL TIPS
  • Travel Nagasaki - should buy 1-day train(street-car) ticket cost 500yen
  • AMU plaza has Miracle Toilet (very nice and big) for female
  • Follow the map on the back of the ticket to travel and there are many indicators shown you the place. Go to Miracle toilet at department store before sight-seeing
  • (大浦天主堂) - walking along the slope to the destination - when you on the way to (大浦天主堂), there are many sovenior shops (include food) on the 2-side of the road, many food free to eat for tasting
  • If you not pay the entrace fee of Glover Garden, you can skip that place coz you cannot view the flowers on the outside and need to walk quite long way (if you have not enough time)
  • At then end of China Town (唐人街), there is a DAIMEI (大中) superstore, at the 4/f, there are variety of items are sold for 105 yen include food such as noodles, daily commodities
  • no sightseeing / shops is found outside / near Saga JR - can skip that place (only few restaurants found outside Saga JR)
  • Nishi-Kokura - Riverwalk City ( www.riverwalk.co.jp/index.php ) - shop HUSHUSH sold bags like plastic bag, shopping bags等 (original price 3990 yen – on sale 50% off → 1990 yen), can have a look next times

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