Monthly Archives: Dec 2017

Field Report: Azuchi Castle Ruins and Museums, Shiga, Japan – Part One (03 May 2017)

In a quiet corner of Shiga Prefecture, on the slopes of a thickly forested hill overlooking Lake Biwa, I came across the scattered remnants of what was, for a few glorious years, the mightiest fortress in all of Japan. A castle to end all castles, unequalled in size or grandeur by anything that had comeContinue reading “Field Report: Azuchi Castle Ruins and Museums, Shiga, Japan – Part One (03 May 2017)”

Flight Report:  KIX-MNL on Jetstar Asia Flight 3K764 (2nd edition)

In my previous post, I’ve set out my thoughts about what it’s like to fly with Jetstar Asia from Manila to Ōsaka-Kansai. Now let’s take a look at their performance on the return leg, flying back home from Japan.

Flight Report:  MNL-KIX on Jetstar Asia Flight 3K763 (2nd edition)

I’ve written before of how Jetstar’s become my airline of choice when flying between Manila and various cities in Japan. (Well, when they’re available anyway. The flights aren’t daily and the routes are seasonally operated, so other carriers come into play when I travel outside those periods.) Reasonable prices are a major factor, good schedulesContinue reading “Flight Report:  MNL-KIX on Jetstar Asia Flight 3K763 (2nd edition)”