Two Month's In.

So I have now been in Japan for two months. We have one more to go and a whole load of things that we still want to do. We are not going to get it all done, but at least that gives us an excuse to come back in the near future. So far, this experience has taught me that travelling is in my blood. Me and Hayley have already started making plans for our next adventure where we intend to spend two months in Thailand, then two months in New Zealand and then finish for a couple of weeks of bliss in Hawai. I cannot wait already. This experience has got me thinking more appropriately about our next adventure and I have learned that you can never have too muxh money when you go travelling. To put it simply, I did not bring enough funds to Japan and I am definitely going to pay for it in the near future.

Small talk aside, Japan has been great so far. So different to my own british culture and so full of suprise. It can be cute, adult, naive and so technologically brilliant that I still can not quite figure out where Japan really stands. I love it, that is for sure. Travelling has also opened my eyes to the world. There is so much out there, and I want to see it all.

We are now in Kagoshima. The most southern city of Japan, if you do not include the islands that trail away from the coast. We have not been here long, a mere few hours infact, but there seems like there should be a lot to do here. We got off the train to see the huge Sakurajima looming in the background. The volcano is literally a stones through away. In fact, I think if  I took a run-up I may be able to jump the gap of sea between the two pieces of land. It has already errupted once since we got here and there are piles of ash all over the place. I think that is pretty cool.

Our last few days of  Beppu were also pretty great. We did another Onsen and also took part in a festival that lasted all weekend. The finale on the Sunday night was spectacular. The "Hanabi" or fireworks, display was incredible. It made all other firework shows I had seen before seem like a feeble match flame compared to the Japanese fireworks. It is true what they say about Japan, when they want to do something from another culture, they do it better than the original. If you have come to Japan and been here in late July and not been a "Hananbi" festival, I am afraid, you have missed out.

Next we intend to go to Yakushima to camp. An island off the shore of Kagoshima. The island is famous for it's cedar trees that have ages that range from 2000 - 7000 years old. It is also the inspiration for the Miyazaki frim "Princess Mononoke". However, with money low, and ferries being expensive, we may have to give it a misss and head back to Osaka. We shall see....

Thanks for reading.
Arigatou, Sayonara