A Day Around FukuokaKushida ShrineAfter breakfast we walk through Kawabata Pedestrian Shopping Arcade and head over to the nearby historic district of Hakata. Our first stop is Kushida Shrine. Built around 757AD. This ancient Shinto Shrine is the oldest in Fukuoka and the host of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa two week festival. (More on the festival later in the blog).A bride and groom are having a photo session at …
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 …