After the first couple of weeks on the road, we continued our road trip across Japan for another 3 weeks in November, all the time making our way South towards more warmth. After that, we also stopped to help at an oyster farm for a week. We saw and experienced so much that our heads are spinning!.. But not only we didn’t get tired of it, we love Japan even more after all this time.

We explored the big peninsula South of Kyoto, and found some stunning scenery there, before heading to Kyoto itself. It is the historic and cultural capital, with hundreds of ancient temples, all different from one another, but even after 3 days of full-time visiting we feel like we only scratched the surface. We will have to come back one day!

 

After Kyoto, we continued our way South, towards Hiroshima and then to the Southernmost island of Kyushu. Kyushu is known as the Island of Fire, because even by Japan standards it has a lot of volcanic activity going on… 4 of the top 5 most active volcanoes are situated on here, and there is hot sources leaking literally everywhere. Also, it has a tropical atmosphere with ~20 degrees even in November… Just what we were looking for!

On our way back North, we stopped to help at an oyster farm. Atsushi grows oysters and also cockles, and with his parents has a nice traditional Japanese guesthouse. We got nice insights into cooking, oysters, bamboos and so much more! Thanks for this great experience 🙂

And finally, it seems like everyone liked the little videos with explanations, so here’s a little patchwork with what material I had. Enjoy and let us know your thoughts!