MYSTERIOUS FOX SHRINE ADVENTURE! Dazaifu - Fukuoka Day Trip

[@driftertravels928]

In the UK now so planning to see Eastern Europe post-vaccine, but Fukuoka will be the next stop in Japan when back in Asia. Great video as always.

[@cakeswithfaces]

Good choice, I loved it there! I'd love to go back to Kyushu one day, there's lots more I didn't see.

[@minkdevil]

Ooh its looks so beautiful! I love the kitsune 😊

[@cakeswithfaces]

Yes! I love the imagery of inari shrines! Did you see the fox-shrine pattern I just designed? It's on instagram.com/cakeswithfaces/ :-)

[@minkdevil]

I did! Its amazing! Cant wait to buy it! :D

[@SophieAnnHoyland]

You're making me miss everything about Japan

[@cakeswithfaces]

I know that feeling all too well!!! ☆ ～('▽^人)

[@SophieAnnHoyland]

Cakes with Faces all day every day!

[@jurrassitol15]

The flipping train seats :) we have those on suburban trains in Sydney (as well as double decker trains)...always amuses everyone :)

[@cakeswithfaces]

Ooh double decker trains are exciting too!! :-)

[@princess96699]

How long did you spend at Dazaifu Tenmangu? Will 2 hours be sufficient? Thanks.

[@cakeswithfaces]

Yes I think you could see it in that time. I went to Dazaifu in the morning and Yanagawa in the afternoon, and that worked out well.

[@rayemooney6341]

I absolutely love your backpack!

[@cakeswithfaces]

Thanks so much, it was the most colourful one I could find! :-)

[@simarillion666]

Aww! That is adorable! I love kitsune!

[@cakeswithfaces]

They're the best statues! Did you see my kitsune/inari shrine pattern I just designed this week? It's on instagram.com/cakeswithfaces/ :-)

[@nakira6182]

That looks amazing thanks for the video i will be sure to go there when im older 😍☺

[@cakeswithfaces]

It was a perfect day trip! Always fun exploring new places! :-)

[@nanangcb6432]

Bagus

[@nl2935]

hi.. if u ever come to Malaysia let me bring you around

[@cakeswithfaces]

Thanks for the invitation! :-)

[@soistheman]

枚 is for things that are thin and paper-like objects, like a piece of paper, train tickets, movie tickets, even t-shirts, bed sheet, paper/plastic bags ^_^

[@cakeswithfaces]

Thanks, it's interesting that so many objects are grouped together, but it makes sense as they're all paper-like!

[@snrkmaiden7015]

I would really like you to do a Q&A/get to know you video. Great video as usual ^_^

[@cakeswithfaces]

I have thought about it actually! So there might be one coming up! 😊

[@amardeepatwal2600]

Hi Amy. I’ve been to Suzhou in China before. That is known and ‘Venice of the east’ named by Marco Polo in the 13th century then called soochow. 😉. I need some advice. I’m going Tokyo for 7 nights. Do I play it safe and stay in the akihabara area, or be based in shinjuku and travel around. A challenge. I just don’t want to get lost. Which hotel do you recommend? Going to japan is my first proper holiday going on my own. 😊

[@cakeswithfaces]

Just looked up Suzhou - it looks amazing! There could be a tour of all the "Venice of"s around the world...! Personally I think Shinjuku's a more convenient location to stay in, because it's very well-connected by train and you can get to other places easier. Just be prepared that the main Shinjuku Station is HUGE - just keep calm and follow the signs and you'll be ok. You can't get lost in Tokyo if you have Google Maps! There are so many metro stations that even if you have no idea where you are, you'll come across a station before long and then you're fine. :-) For a hotel I'd look on Expedia to find one that's a good price for your dates. You can type in "Shinjuku" or "Akihabara" and find one that's near a station.

[@senpintravelsandmore]

I noticed that the train tickets you were holding were all written in Japanese characters. For folks who can't read Japanese, it may be a challenge to travel by train on our own. Do you have any recommendation because we are staying in Roppongi, Tokyo, and plan to travel to Mt. Takao and Kamakura based on your vlogs?

[@cakeswithfaces]

Yes, those ones were all in Japanese! For Mount Takao and Kamakura you can use your Suica card so you don't need to worry about individual tickets. In this case, the woman at the ticket counter spoke english and she explained which ticket was which (I wouldn't have known otherwise!!). It's quite common for a touristy ticket counter like that to have an english speaker. All the signs at stations are in english as well as Japanese (sometimes electronic signs switch between languages like the ones in the video) so you'll have no problems on the trains. They're great plans for day trips - you'll get a taste of the seaside and countryside without having to go too far from Tokyo :-)

[@senpintravelsandmore]

Because of you vlogs, I am so excited to see Mt. Takao in October and also that bamboo forest in Kamakura (Hokokuji?). Arigato Amy.

[@cakeswithfaces]

Yes the bamboo forest in Kamakura's at Hokokuji :-) I enjoyed it a lot more than the one in Kyoto, because even though it's smaller it's less crowded, so there's more atmosphere! October's a great time to go - still really warm and you'll see lots of cute Halloween stuff!

[@SnapKrakenPop]

You can use counters like ikko but I believe you can also say hitotsu and that would also mean one? Correct me if I’m wrong but I’ve heard people order and say hitotsu onegaishimasu

[@amycrabtree9571]

Yes! When ordering meals you say hitotsu, futatsu, etc - that's definitely right, so I guess it could work here too. Shouldn't have tried to be fancy with the counters! (*≧ω≦*)

[@mothman5618]

Hey i was just at manchester comic con and spoke to you there i was dressed in green cosplaying bulbasaur! I(i also when to london as L)

[@cakeswithfaces]

Yay, thanks for coming along! Hope you enjoyed it! 😊

[@kevinclaros8847]

This may sound a little ignorant but is that real gold or fake.

[@cakeswithfaces]

I don't know about this one, but Kinkakuji (the golden temple in Kyoto) is definitely made of real gold! It's safely in the middle of a lake so you can't go right up to it :-)

[@GirlinTokyo]

Still here.

[@nathanielbobo4169]

If I know bits of Japanese to start a conversation with a Japanese person does that qualify as being able to live or visit Japan I am trying to visit for detouring for that matter I think Japan takes hell of a lot better care to there country than us.

[@cakeswithfaces]

Yes Japan is very clean and well-kept, it's a really pleasant place to be. You don't need to know much Japanese to visit because all the signs you need are in English - but it always helps to be able to say please, thank you, etc. I think you'd want to know a lot more Japanese if you were going to live there though! :-)

[@nathanielbobo4169]

Doing what it takes to go visit I wanna see some shrines from the Oblivion Island movie there and a couple of others I feel like something evil is preventing me though according to them that's how the shrines work if you've forgotten something the kitsune will return it to you. I am really focusing on spiritual changes and increasing my networth balance to visit Japan even if it means developing Japanese and working over there and transferring.

[@GirlinTokyo]

Is that your husband? :-)