Miyajima 2019: The ferry to Miyajima
Not far from the city of Hiroshima is the famous island of Miyajima. The island’s official name is Itsukushima but everyone calls it Miyajima, which…
Onomichi 2019: Temple Walk, Part 1
I had seen a decent amount of Hiroshima during my 2017 trip to Japan, so in 2019 I used it mainly as a base for…
Hiroshima 2019: Visiting the Peace Memorial Park again in the morning
Before leaving Hiroshima I found myself back at the Peace Memorial Park. A couple days earlier I had been there at night but this time…
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Hiroshima 2019: Hiroshima Castle (広島城)
I primarily used Hiroshima as a base for a long day trip to the town of Onomichi (which I’ll feature next week) but after I…
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…
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Japan-Korea 2019: Onwards to Chugoku!
Having departed Itoshima, we have officially passed the halfway mark of my journey across Japan and Korea. Thus began the long, meandering trek back towards…
Japan-Korea 2017 Began Three Years Ago Today!
Three years ago today my first trip across Japan and Korea began. For six weeks I wandered all across both nations, spending four and a…
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Japan-Korea 2019 Began One Year Ago Today!
One year ago today I got on a flight bound for Tokyo and began the journey that I’ve been writing about for the past several…
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Japan-Korea 2019 Itinerary Ideas: Chugoku Region
It’s time for the seventh entry in my series of itinerary ideas for my trip to Japan and Korea later this year. Today I’m focusing…
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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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