Cliff(y) Goes Travelling

NGS-UKB (1h 5m) Boeing 737-800 ETD: 5.25pm (GMT + 9) ETA: 6.30p m (GMT + 9) Founded in 1996, Skymark Airlines is a low-cost carrier that's headquartered at Haneda Airport in Tokyo and also the dominant carrier at Kobe Airport. At the point of writing, it remains the largest independent airline and the only independent low-cost carrier in the country as the others are actually controlled by either Japan Airlines or ANA.

593 Mishimamachi, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan Located in Omura, one of the thirteen cities in Nagasaki Prefecture, Nagasaki Airport serves mostly domestic with a few international destinations. The airport terminal and one of the runways are situated on an island, while the shorter runway used by Japan Maritime Self-Defense Foce is on mainland Kyushu.

Nagasaki City, Nagasaki, Japan Literally meaning 'Long Cape', Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of the prefecture of the same name on the western side of Kyushu. Prior to 1543, it used to be a small fishing village that had little significance until contact with Portuguese explorers that was the catalyst for the development of the port city.

10-13 Shinchimachi, Nagasaki, Japan Nagasaki Chinatown is the oldest among the three designated Chinatowns in Japan. Most of the Chinese members there are of Fuzhounese descent. In 1980, Nagasaki and Fuzhou established ties as sister cities to recognise the historical connections between them and Fuzhounese immigrant community.

4-5 Matsugaemachi, Nagasaki, Japan Daily: 11.30am - 8.00pm Have you tried champon before? It's a soupy noodle dish of Chinese origin containing pork, seafood and vegetables that was first served in Nagasaki at Shikairou , a famous restaurant that has stood the test of time since 1899. There's a small museum dedicated to  champon  housed inside the majestic building where Shikairou is.

[Hypocenter Park] 5 Matsuyamamachi, Nagasaki, Japan The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: many of us have probably heard about it from our History class. On 9 August 1945, the USA dropped a plutonium implosion bomb nicknamed "Fat Man" at the place which is now known as Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki. Not far from it is Peace Park that was established 10 years later to commemorate the grievous event.

Fuchimachi, Nagasaki, Japan Rising 333 m above sea level, Mount Inasa is located on the western side of the city of Nagasaki. The observatory at the summit offers a spectacular view of the thriving port city and its surrounding areas, especially the so-called "10 Million Dollar Night View" that's considered to be not only one of the best three in Japan, but also in the world.

8 Fuchimachi, Nagasaki, Japan Daily: 9.00am - 10.00pm Opened in 1958, Nagasaki Ropeway is an aerial tramway service that allows visitors to go to the top of Mount Inasa, which is said to offer one of the best three night views of Japan, located on the western side of the city of Nagasaki. There's a way to get a discounted round-trip ticket by navigating the Japanese website, which I'll talk about in this post.

2-1 Daikokumachi, Nagasaki, Japan Located across the road from Nagasaki railway station, APA Hotel is a budget-friendly accommodation, the building of which is thin and compact. It's also conveniently located next to a bus terminal where you can catch a ride to the airport and many other destinations.