Arrival into Fukuoka Off to Fukuoka They included a salad bar at the hotel buffet breakfast today. I descend on the broccoli, tomatoes and cabbage like a vulture.We catch a cab to the train station and then onto the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Fukuoka.The cabs are all impeccably clean and the drivers wear suits or uniforms and some also wear caps. Japan is one of the few countries we’ve travelled to …
Miyajima Island and Night in Hiroshima Off to Miyajima Island We have the breakfast buffet at the hotel and then head out to catch the high speed ferry to Miyajima Island. It is a 45 minute ride starting from the ferry terminal at the Peace Park.It is going to be another hot and sunny day.Miyajima Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Floating Torii GateUpon exiting the ferry, we head straight to …
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Bullet Train to Hiroshima From Osaka we take the 9:00 am bullet train to Hiroshima. About a 1 1/2 hour ride. The train arrives exactly on time. We grab a cab and drop our luggage off at the hotel.Hiroshima Peace Memorial ParkWe then head straight to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. This park honours the victims of the world’s first nuclear bomb dropped on August 6, 1945 …
A Day in OsakaOsaka CastleAnother warm sunny day. Being October, I brought alot of fall clothes thinking it would be cooler. I only threw in a few summer things at the last minute so I’m often feeling overdressed for the weather.We head out by subway to Osaka Castle. We walk through a pleasant park to get there.The castle is a 1931 reconstruction of the original that had burnt down …