Springtime Japan with Cleo #1 - Fukuoka
The first week of April, Hubs and I went on (yet) another road trip in Japan. This time, I took one of my girls to travel with us, Cleo Makoto (Cupcake Curio). Landed in Fukuoka , where we spent our first day, we then revisited Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture before going on to the main part of this road trip: Izumo and Matsue in the Shimane Prefecture, and Shikoku. In Shikoku, we pretty much did a whirlwind road trip to the major spots in all 4 prefectures: Matsuyama in Ehime, Kōchi, the Iya Valley in Tokushima and Takamatsu in Kagawa. From Shikoku, we passed through Awajishima (which we explored in 2017 with Peko-chan) on the way to Osaka, and then spent a few days in Tokyo before heading back home. For this trip, I originally wanted to do parts of the Shikoku Henro (just parts of the route) but Hubby vetoed. After our Rebun cape course hike in 2024, he's pretty much pre-cancelled any future long(ish) hikes. For now. As we landed in Fukuoka, our first day was pretty much spent ...
