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7-20 Naka-machi, Naka-ku Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan, 730-0037, 82-241-1111
Friday the 23rd was a day spent traveling from Narita to Hiroshima. Beginning with the courtesy bus at the hotel, we went back to Narita airport, where we could catch the express train for Tokyo. We had no idea that there was a subway station in the basement of the airport terminal, but the concierge at the Hilton was helpful in explaining how to get down south. During our first exposure to the Tokyo Metro, we were thankfully only transferring from the Narita Express (N'ex), to the bullet tra...
Hiroshima, Japan corisanAfter a final breakfast buffet at the Ana Hotel Hiroshima, Dad & I once again returned to the train station. This time, we were headed to Himeji, a Japanese town made famous by its 'ultimate Samurai castle' (quoting my Japan Tourist Book). This is the same castle that Kurosawa used for Ran, and it was continually built during the time span of 1333-1618. From the train station, it was about a 1 minute walk to the hotel, where we quickly dropped off our bags and caught a taxi to the castle....
Himeji, Japan corisanAfter our early night, we began Saturday in Hiroshima fairly early. Catching the breakfast buffet at the hotel, we filled our bellies and then walked back to the Peace Park we'd visited the night before. As it was our second visit, we knew we wanted to start at the A-bomb dome and work our way south. The dome is a famous landmark in the park. It is located almost directly under where the bomb was detonated, and was one of the few buildings left standing after the nuclear attack. Before the wa...
Hiroshima, Japan corisanMr. T, the kids and I ate breakfast at the hotel; it was a nice peaceful restaurant, Rapport. I had scrabbled eggs, which were not as cooked through as I usually like, but they were very good. They came on top of a slice of bread; didn't eat that. :b I also had hashed browns. They came out in a disc form surrounded by some sort of red sauce similar to ketchup. I don't usually put ketchup on my breakfast foods, but it was also good. The kids had cereal and hashed browns. We were all fueled up ...
Himeji, Japan kitkatgo(continued) We waited in the train station in Hiroshima, not long though, for DH, Mr. X, and the translator for the talks, Mr. U. From there we all went to our hotel...the ANA Hotel Hiroshima. Got settled into our rooms, then met downstairs for dinner. I have no idea what the restaurant was called, but WOW! what a meal. Mr. X ordered so much food. Good thing it came out in phases. We had tempura, sashimi (my first ever) and a ton of sushi, and raw oysters that were fantastic. (I don't normal...
Hiroshima, Japan kitkatgo
... but the wrong place. Fortunately the train guard was a dude and let us go with the whole "Non-rail pass" thing and told us where to actually go. Maybe it was just because we looked absolutely frightened. Shinkansen are fast, but at times, confusing.<br><br>Just as we thought things were going to plan, we realized that the days plans were off to begin with. That instead of going to Kanazawa we were actually heading back to Tokyo. Aaaaall thanks to Tom writing down the wrong ...
Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan missface... elderly dude, who proceeded to ask some roadside workers who in turn called upon his buddies upon the rooftops. I only wish I were exaggerating. Before we knew what was happening, we had formed a small band - or fellowship, if you will - being hurried along to the local police station to find a map to our destination. All the while, being bombarded by questions in Japanese we were unable to answer. Whilst a wholey awkward and culturally intense experience, it was ...
Hiroshima, Chugoku, Japan tomfonder... many bicycles in Japan; all using the path instead of the road. I do wonder about Japan's older generation. In England they would be served with an ASBO (that's an Anti-Social Behavior Order...for any non-English who are reading), given an ankle tag and sentenced to house arrest. Probably. The hostel was closed when I arrived, but I was expecting this anyway, and so headed straight to the A-Bomb dome which wasn't very far away. I bought a day 2 ...
Hiroshima, Japan chrisuk07... dinned on the local speciality, Okonomiyaki, a pancake layered with noodles, chicken vegetables and sealed with egg. DAY 13 and 14: Hiroshima Visited the peace park and museum, which just blew us away. The museums overwhelming message is to rid the world of nuclear weapons. The displays are very powerful, and begin to give you some appreciation of just how devastating the bomb was. The exposed X-ray film, that helped to definitively ...
Hiroshima and Fukuoka, Japan mattandnicole... in Japan, this one is best viewed during cherry blossom season, since the river is lined with dozens of trees. Nevertheless, the bridge is really neat. Night bus. To save money we took a nine hour night bus from Hiroshima to Nagoya. Night busses are very reasonable - the seats are arranged seat-aisle-seat-aisle-seat, and recline really far, you get a blanket, and a pair of slippers, and the lights are out. It would have been alright if the man beside me would have stopped ...
Kyoto, Inuyama, Hiroshima, and so on ..., Japan jo-jo
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