Ana Hiroshima
7-20 Naka-machi, Naka-ku Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Chugoku, 730-0037, Japan
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A very emotional day
Wow, what a day of mixed emotions - from the exhilaration of our first Shinkansen ride to the sombre mood brought on by a visit to Hiroshima Peace Park and the near terror of a long ride in a ropeway carriage out on Miyajima. What a day.
Kinda sad to leave our little room at the Hearton but excited about our next destination and how we'd …
How ironic, in Hiroshima today WE are the targets
First stop Kanada Cafe for more iced coffee from the cool Kanada Girls. Very excited when I showed them that I'd taken a picture of our picture on their website.
Then the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Not much I can say about this. We paid for the audio guide and it was horror story after horror story. I just sobbed as I wandered around …
Heading Westwards
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 …
Himeji - Japan's most famous Castle
After 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 …
Hiroshima Contemplations
After 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 …



