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…
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…
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…
Continue reading → Hiroshima 2019: Visiting the Peace Memorial Park again in the morning
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)
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…
Continue reading → Okinawa 2019: Peace Memorial Park (平和祈念公園)
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…
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…