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Hiroshima 2019: Peace Memorial Park at night (平和記念公園)

From Itoshima I took a midday train to Fukuoka and then had a 2-hour layover before boarding a shinkansen (bullet train) that would take me…

Getting out of bed on my final morning in Itoshima proved to be a difficult battle, both because of the previous day’s long cycling trip…

At a supermarket in Itoshima I came across a flavor of Coca-Cola that I had never seen before. It was Coca-Cola Apple, and later I…

On my last evening in Itoshima I went down to the beach again and this time I finally got something close to an actual sunset.…

When I arrived at Mataichi Salt Maker I saw there were several people there that had pugs with them. I’m guessing they were part of…

My first evening in Itoshima was stormy but on the second evening the rain had stopped and the clouds were finally starting to clear out.…

At the midpoint of my journey across Japan and Korea I arrived in Itoshima, which is a region just west of Fukuoka on the island…

My last bit of sightseeing in Dazaifu was at the ruins of the former government offices. Dazaifu used to be the political center of the…

As I walking around Dazaifu I stopped briefly at Kazeonji Temple. This temple was first built in 746 and during the period of Dazaifu’s prominence…

Up on a hill in the eastern part of Dazaifu is the Kyushu National Museum. This is the newest of Japan’s four national museums, having…