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Himeji 2019: Mt Shosha (書写山)

The next morning I had one more sightseeing trip to complete before leaving Himeji and moving deeper into the Kansai region of Japan. I walked…

Whenever I travel overseas I feel this strange urge to try out American fast food restaurants to see how the food compares to what is…

When I had finished up at the Kokoen Garden I walked down the street to the main entrance of Himeji Castle. Also known as White…

Right next to Himeji Castle is the Kokoen Garden, which was where I started my sightseeing in Himeji. I had visited this garden during my…

Having left Shikoku behind, I crossed back to the island of Honshu and returned to Okayama where I caught a shinkansen heading east. A littler…

With my time on Shikoku over I was back again on Honshu and the next part of my journey would bring me to the region…

My 5-day detour down to Shikoku had unfortunately come to an end and it was time for me to return to Honshu to resume the…

I had only one full day left on the island of Shikoku and I spent most of it on a trip to the town of…

With my little detour to Takamatsu Castle concluded, I walked to the city’s port and boarded a ferry going out into the inland sea. Downtown…

From Mt Yashima I took public transit across town to reach the Takamatsu ferry port for my planned sightseeing on nearby Ogijima Island. On my…