Last days in Japan...

Our last days in Japan! We splurged alittle on some delicacies unique to each prefecture. We had live squid in the town of Saga. The tentacles, eyes and body were still moving when it was served to our table. Captured some videos too.. Only 1 part of it's body was sliced into sashimi like pieces. We finished that and the rest of the squid can be grilled/tempura'd if we liked.

Saga beef: 6 slices costed us S$41. The beef was cooked by the staff over a hot plate very briefly. Succulent and done juz nice. Frankly, Ben and i were hadn't heard of Saga beef before ordering. It was only when we ordered.. and the small portion relative to price hit us! Then we asked what kind of beef we were having.. After flipping through various food magazines afterwards at a bookstore, we realised Saga beef is one of the 3 best beef in Japan. The others being Kobe and Matsuzaka. So... unknowingly, we also tasted another delicacy. haha..

Ordered with that was a Udon set. Cooked by the staff too. Total cost came up to S$80.



A visit to Kokura - The renown grapes.. Kyoho Grapes! We chose only the cheapest ones to try. And a small bunch costed us S$6.50 (500yen). Some other top of the line ones were S$30-50 a bunch. Yes, they were great too. Then we visited Kokura-Jo but it was probably 1/3 the size compared to Osaka castle. Kokura is north east of Fukuoka and takes around an hour by train. Worth going. It surprised us as there wasn't much write-ups regarding this place and we were expecting a sleepy town.. And yes, it was a vibrant city-like town!


Our last day... And fortunately the sun came out to bid us farewell! Superb day for Momochi Beach, akin to our East Coast Park. as we were there on a weekday, population was sparse.. But i really missed the beach and enjoyed having an ice cream there and lying on the beach chairs for awhile.
Then it was off to Yahoo Dome and Hawks town.. Their baseball stadium and neighbouring shopping mall.


We had a good laugh and repeated laughters over this article: "Cultures in Japan that annoys you"
It's about a common rule at Onsens, where tattooed ppl are not allowed in. Coz other customers might be frightened and not patronise again.



Stuart - smiling again while looking at the above.