A Kyushu Day in May | Unli Strawberries, an Historic Castle, & Wisteria Hysteria!

🗾 We found the ultimate spring day tour from Fukuoka’s Hakata Station to Kitakyushu! The first stop was at a farming community for all-you-can-eat strawberries and a Farmers’ Market, then onto the stunning Kokura Castle. The day concluded at the world-famous Kawachi Wisteria Garden before heading back to Hakata.

If you’re planning a trip to Kyushu in late April or early May, you must add this to your itinerary! (Important: Kawachi Wisteria Garden requires advance reservations during peak season!)

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Travel vlog #186 | Kyushu, Japan | Filmed May 2, 2026

References
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokura_Castle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyamoto_Musashi
MIYAMOTO MUSASHI (1990)

Music Attributions:
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Traditional Japanese Music Instrumental

Traditional Japanese instrumental music relaxing

About Us:
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We are Matt and Avic, and we’ve been international Nomads since June of 2021. In May of 2021, we quit our jobs, sold our house, got rid of most of our stuff, and set out on a Nomadic Life. We’ve visited 69 countries, and we’re not stopping now!

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00:00 – Intro
01:03 – Strawberry Picking!
01:58 – Farmers’ Market
02:47 – Kokura Castle
04:20 – Minamoto Musashi
05:39 – Food Trucks, Temple, Murasaki River & Lunch
07:14 – Kawachi Fuji Park
09:38 – Outro/Coming Up