Japan: Shimabara street with swimming carps, solo travelers

Is it possible for traveling in Japan during rainy day?

Yes..Japan is one of the best transportation system. So, you can enjoy travel every season.

In May that start rainy season, you can visit many beautiful places by train. This is my one day trip in rainy day. I plan to visit Shimabara, a small city located on southern of Japan.

It was rainy in the morning when I took train from Hakata station. First stop was Isahaya Station  and I picked local train (just only on cabin) to Shimabara. From Hakata to Simabara took around 3 hours.

The city is a very quiet nice and clean. There is a small castle name Shimabara castle. Just 5 minute  walk from the train station.

I walk along small and quiet street and visit the house of sweet (Shimabara Mizuyashiki). It is an tradition Japanese style house. It was surround with many kinds of trees. I would like to recommend you to visit there, if you have a chance to go to Shimabara. It is very beautiful house. Tea and desert there are so wonderful also.

Highlight of this one day trip was not a house of desert. After visit that house, I walk to the south and found the street of crap steam. There is a small canal which very clear water There are lots of colorful crap fish in this canal.

There are a antique house welcome for all visitors. The owner of the house is very kind, she served green tea and ask me walk around her house. I feel relax and peaceful.

There was raining when I went back to Hakata. But the rain is not meaning for me. I feel so good and full.

Japan: Cafe every where, land for coffee lover.

Japan is the one of most coffee shops country. Normally base of drinking in Japan is green tea but coffee is always famous for many people also.

Coffee was introduced to Japan around 17th century by Dutch people. The fist coffee shop was located in Tokyo in 1888. There are some difference from coffee shops in many countries such as you can order food in coffee shops (breakfast set, lunch set etc.).

In Fukuoka, you will see coffee shops everywhere. at Hakata station there are many coffee shops there also. I had tasted Tully's Coffee at OIOI department store. Hot latte coffee is very nice.

At Hakata station there are many coffee shops some of them are international brands but many are local brands for example; Seattle Best Coffee, Mister Donut, Kitchen, etc.

In Tenjin,

I found a lot of coffee shops also. I choose one (Sun Fukaya) that present that this shop was born in 1953. Coffee and sandwich are very nice.

In Yufuin, 

Coffee shops in Yufuin always have sweet for example ; Roll Coffee, coffee shop which has 3 kinds of roll cake (green tea, coffee and villain). Coffee is general but cake are good.

For me, Japanese's coffee are lighter than other coffee that I had ever tasted but  I love the way of waitress/ waiters are take care their customers and also the quality of food.