Today's trek moved us from Kyoto to Hiroshima via Himeji Castle. The castle is located between the two cities so naturally, it was better for us to stop off in Himeji on the way to Hiroshima. Himeji-Jo Castle is probably one of the most impressive, original castles in the whole of Japan. It stands proudly overlooking the town, just a 15 minute w...

Today's plan was fairly extensive. A trek over to Miyajima Island followed by a tour of the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima. As this was a bank holiday weekend, today was bound to be busy and the local train to Miyajima was no exception; it was packed. I had also been warned that locals in West Japan were not as polite as in the East so to ex...