Okayama 2019: Okayama Castle (岡山城)
After my short stay in Bitchu-Takahashi I came down from the mountains to the city of Okayama in the southeastern part of Chugoku. Okayama is…
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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Okinawa 2019: Peace Memorial Park (平和祈念公園)
I was running out of time before I needed to return my rental car to Naha but I managed to squeeze in one final bit…
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Naha 2019: Kinjo Stone Road (金城町石畳道)
Before leaving the area near Shuri Castle I walked along the Kinjo Stone Road. This is an ancient cobblestone road that was built back around…
Naha 2019: Tamaudun Mausoleum (玉陵)
Just west of Shuri Castle is the Tamaudun Mausoleum where Okinawa’s royal families were buried. Like Shuri Castle, the mausoleum was badly damaged during the…
