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…
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…
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…
Continue reading → Hiroshima 2019: Peace Memorial Park at night (平和記念公園)
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…
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…
Continue reading → Itoshima 2019: One last visit to the beach
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.…
A few more miles of cycling along the coastal road brought me to the wedded rocks of Futamigaura, which would be my final sightseeing stop…
Continue reading → Itoshima 2019: The wedded rocks of Futamigaura
As I continued cycling along the coast of the Itoshima Peninsula I got a late lunch at the London Bus Cafe. This little seaside cafe…
Continue reading → Itoshima 2019: Getting lunch at the London Bus Cafe
After leaving Mataichi Salt Maker I bicycled for about an hour and then took a break at Niginohama Beach on the north shore of the…
Continue reading → Itoshima 2019: Watching the surfers at Niginohama Beach
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…