Hakata – British Expat in Africa, China and places in between

First Cabin Hakata capsule hotel

Keith told me I should try a capsule hotel while I was in Japan so for my last night in Fukuoka I booked a cabin in First Cabin Hakata. It took a while to find as it is on the 8th floor of a shopping centre. It’s a strange place and reminded me a little… Read More »

Hiroshima

Predictably I missed by train at Hakata. I thought the number 16 printed on my ticket was the platform. Not wanting to wait for the next train for which my ticket was valid I hopped on a bullet train bound for Osaka. To avoid unwanted attention from ticket inspectors I quickly sat down in the… Read More »