Itoshima: The Boondocks of Japan
I was getting closer to my flight from Japan to Korea but there was still a little time left. From Nagasaki I used my rail…
Nagasaki: Western Influences
With my plans for Miyajima washed away in the rain, I returned to Hiroshima Station earlier than originally planned and continued my journey west across…
Miyajima: The Floating Torii
From my hostel in Hiroshima I took the tram to Hiroshima Station and then began the short trip to the island of Miyajima. A train…
Hiroshima & Himeji ~ Destruction & Splendor
At Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka I purchased a reservation for my shinkansen (bullet train) to Hiroshima. The shinkansen was set to depart Osaka at 1:09pm,…
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Osaka & Nara ~ The Running Man & The Deer
It only takes about 30 minutes to get to Osaka from Kyoto by train. Because of their relatively close proximity it’s certainly possible to visit…
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Kyoto ~ Cultural Capital
From Kanazawa I set out for Kyoto, the old capital of Japan and a city that is probably second only to Tokyo in terms of…
Kanazawa ~ Cycling the City
It was time for what would be my longest day of transit while in Japan. From Sapporo I took a train to New Chitose Airport…
Sapporo ~ Northern Limit
Having gotten the photo I wanted at Onuma Park, I caught the next train going north from Hakodate to Sapporo. Since the shinkansens (bullet trains)…
Hakodate ~ Learning from Mistakes
Having finished up in Nikko, it was time to resume my journey north. Back at Utsunomiya I boarded a shinkansen (bullet train) that took me…
Nikko ~ Escaping the Crowds
From Ueno Station in Tokyo I boarded a shinkansen (bullet train) to take me north on my journey across Japan. I had ridden on high-speed…
