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... the bridges near the monument in Hiroshima.
Then, this just reminded me of the Issey Miyake's article on the New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/0 7/14/opinion/14miyake.html

I've never been to Hiroshima yet.
It's not to blame someone now. It's a history, but there are many histories that shouldn't be forgotten... not only these nuclear bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki ...

... like they wanted to be in a dodgy rap video!). I think the fact that there was a summer festival on definately added to the vibe with everyone wearing yukata (its weird on a friday night seeing everyone out on the town in what are essentially dressing gowns and pyjamas!)and drinking at the many beer tents and gardens that had been assembled in the city park. I spent the next day doing 14 hours of sightseeing - think that might be a record - starting with ...

We're in Sapporo now and it's absolutely amazing. However the hostel is charging ten yen per freaking minute to use the internet - which adds up to roughly $10 AUD an hour. So there won't be any further posts until we reach Tokyo again in another three days.

Missing you all,
Tom and Rachael

We're in Sapporo now and it's absolutely amazing. However the hostel is charging ten yen per freaking minute to use the internet - which adds up to roughly $10 AUD an hour. So there won't be any further posts until we reach Tokyo again in another three days.

Missing you all,
Tom and Rachael

... is, consider how crowded Japan can be and how extended families sometimes still live together. When this is the case in small apartments, it can be difficult for young married people and other young couples to find any quality time alone. Thus, they will rent hourly rooms at love hotels. Once we made our way out of Susikino, we went down to the main JR station. An interesting site here was a beer ...

... by day!!! We had dinner in the Ramen Yokocho (Ramen Alley) - a side street with lots of very small restaurants (each one only seats about 10 people tops) On Saturday we took a trip to Toya - a lakeside resort & onsen (spa/bath) south of Sapporo located in the Shikotsu Toya National Park. When we got there we realized that we were actually staying in Sobetsu (~2 miles from Toya Onsen) near Mt. Usu (an active volcano). It was extremely beautiful but the logistics of getting there (and ...

... Park. In Sapporo, I paid a visit to not only the festival venue, but also Old Government Building, the Clock Tower and Sapporo Olympic Games venue. I also visited a glass-making factory in Otaru. I went there with my uncle and aunt and it was the first and last time to travel with them.