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…
Itoshima 2019: One last visit to the beach
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…
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Itoshima 2019: Coca-Cola Apple
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…
Itoshima 2019: The final sunset
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.…
Itoshima 2019: The wedded rocks of Futamigaura
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…
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Itoshima 2019: Getting lunch at the London Bus Cafe
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…
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Itoshima 2019: Watching the surfers at Niginohama Beach
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…
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Itoshima 2019: The pugs of Itoshima
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…
