World Friendship Center Hiroshima

... made, I moved on...

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NATIONAL PLACE OF SCENIC BEAUTY: FLAME OF PEACE / POND OF PEACE / CENOTAPH:

With the sun readying to set, I made my way to the National Place of Scenic Beauty directly across the road from the Children's Peace Monument.

I was first attracted to a row of tall, manicured trees - actually two rows - leading toward the Peace Memorial Museum. This wide corridor is in direct line-of-sight with the A-Bomb Dome ...

... I headed on my first night with Barney and an Aussie guy called Dan (who after telling him for many hours about the beautiful girls in Japan, he politely informed me he was gay... oops). In all the cities in Japan there is so many bars. Too many it seems. All the bars are hidden away. In Hiroshima, the night scene is generally in one area of streets and there is so many places on so many different floors its overwhelming. There is even a spot listed on the maps here that says “ ...

... It also should be noted that it was my fault we got on the 'wrong' train in the first place. Tom just wrote down the directions incorrectly. In FACT it would take us about 4 hours to actually get to Kanazawa.

So, instead we opted for Kamakura, a tiny little tourist town with a large temple complex located in a valley. There also seemed to be a religious festival on at the time in which people threw white arrows in a a bonfire and prayed for prosperity.

The ...

... hier in elk hotel 5 kg was doen voor anderhalve euro. Voor nog eens 70 cent kan het daarna ook in de droger. En heb je toevallig geen wasmiddel bij je? Geen probleem, voor een kwartje is je wasplezier compleet. In Nara hebben ze een schoonmaakploeg aangesteld om de uitwerpselen van de in grote getale rondlopende rendieren onder controle te houden. Net als bij de Willem Ruis Show vroeger is het niet helemaal duidelijk waar de de voorwerpen gaan vallen, maar als het niet lukt ...

It was up early the next day as we were heading to Kyoto that night and wanted to fit some more sightseeing in before we went off to Kyoto. So, we planned to head to, what is considered, one of the most beautiful places in Japan. It definitely lived up to its name. We headed to Hiroshima station after checking out of the hotel. At the station we found a massive locker and shoved all our stuff in ...

... on a street. A lot of domestic and international tourists were strolling around the island. I was asked to take a photo of a couple from overseas in broken Japanese. However because I talked to them in English, they looked surprised to meet a English-speaking Japanese. Daishoin temple is another attraction in the island. You can find a lot of interesting statues like Anpanman, a Japanese anime hero, and spinning wheels of sutra.

... collected luggage, took Shinkansen to Kyoto, went to hotel. Went to shopping complex, met Ayano (23 yo) (student teacher from last year). Ate dinner (rice and beef). Went to Lawsons (nearby convenience store). Bought jam role, yoghurt and OJ for breakfast tomorrow. Ayano is staying at our hotel (she lives nearby (20 min by train)). Went to room, counted remaining money and went to sleep at about 11.30.