Cooling off after a hotspring getaway at Kurokawa Onsen in Kumamoto

After spending time with my aunty in Kagoshima last week, my husband and I drove 3 1/2 hours to Kumamoto which is located above Kagoshima prefecture. https://nativeexpat.home.blog/2023/01/07/happy-new-year-slightly-different-new-year-for-native-expat/ Just before we started work in 2023, we headed to one of the our favourite onsen towns called Kurokawa Onsen to relax and feel refreshed. We have visited … Continue reading Cooling off after a hotspring getaway at Kurokawa Onsen in Kumamoto →

Coming home to Kagoshima

2022 has started with new experiences from making dashi or Japanese broth from scratch (if you missed it, please read the previous week's blog about how to make dashi). Within a week, I turned 180 degrees and revisited the past; where I visited 鹿児島 (Kagoshima) where my dad is from. My sister and I often … Continue reading Coming home to Kagoshima →

Kyushu road trip part 3

This week's post is the third and final part of Kyushu Road Trip we traveled to the southern region in Japan during our Golden Week 2021 holiday. (If you missed the previous posts, here are the links to the previous posts of Kyushu road trip:- Part 1 where we started our journey in onsen prefecture … Continue reading Kyushu road trip part 3 →

Kyushu road trip part 2

During the Golden Week holiday season that started from April 29, we have been road tripping in Kyushu, Japan. Last week, I shared the first 2 days of our trip where we flew into Oita prefecture to enjoy onsen in Japan’s onsen town, Beppu, and drove to Kumamoto in the mountain side (if you missed … Continue reading Kyushu road trip part 2 →

Kyushu road trip part 1

Hello from Kyushu! Japan is now in Golden Week. Starting with Showa Day on Thursday April 29, the Golden Week where public holidays occur one after another making it a long, long weekend continues until the following Wednesday where public holidays of Constiution Day (May 3), Green Day (May 4) and Children’s Day (May 5) … Continue reading Kyushu road trip part 1 →