Tag: Japan Budget

• What to see outside of Tokyo: Kamakura..shrines, the Giant Daibutsu and a great bar!

  

  If there is one place to visit outside of Tokyo Kamakura is it.  The city itself can’t be fully seen in one day so see what you can and try to get back in the future.  Here’s a great online guide to Kamakura Shrines.  The city has many transportation options if needed but it is a […]

  farflungistan

  August 11, 2010

  Kamakura, Tokyo

  Buddha Shrine, Daibutsu, japan, Japan Budget, Japan Travel, Kamakura, tokyo

• Where to go other than Tokyo or Kyoto: Beppu

  It’s 7:15am on a monday morning (weekend after spring-back daylight savings to boot) and I’m be-gowned and getting conveyed into the  tomb or otherwise known as an MRI machine.  I know, what does a MRI have to do with any trip to the spa to relax?  I guess it was a combination of what I […]

  farflungistan

  August 10, 2010

  Beppu

  Beppu Onsen, Beppu Spa, Budget Spa, japan, Japan Budget, Japan Onsen, Japan Travel

• Best Budget Spa Trip in Japan: Beppu Sand Spa

  It’s 7:15am on a monday morning (weekend after spring-back daylight savings to boot) and I’m be-gowned and getting conveyed into the  tomb or otherwise known as an MRI machine.  I know, what does a MRI have to do with any trip to the spa to relax?  I guess it was a combination of what I […]

  farflungistan

  March 15, 2010

  Beppu, Budget Travel, Japan, Travel Preparation

  Budget Spa, Budget Travel, Hostels, JAL Rail Pass, Japan Budget, Japan Travel, Spa