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Travel Blogs from Matsushima
Bay of Many Islands
... have been named. Some based on ancient stories and others based on the shape. One is called "Niou-Jima" Roughly translate to "Deva King Island") because it looks like a man sitting on teh surface of the sea with a cap on his head and a cigarette in his mouth. One is named "Senkan-Jima" (or Money Island - ancient Japanese money was called "Senkan"). The stroy behind this name is that ...
Sendai, Shiowaga and Matsushima
... by brilliantly red bridges to the mainland. These house shrines-where the monks would vacation. The largest one is a natural preserve and was a great walk to de-stress and decompress from frenetic Tokyo and non-stop traveling. A museum, a teahouse, a snack and away again.
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Xian- last day
Today was our second and last day in Xi An. It was a very relaxed day, we woke up at 7:30 and left for the terra-cotta warriors, not before seeing the factory where they were made. Again kids left with expensive ceramics, I don't know where they keep getting the money from. We visited the three sections, I felt like a bit of an expert knowing all the stories about the warriors and their history. It surprised me ...
Towards tsunami territory
... was full of activity and impeccable, modern buildings.
There's not a lot to do in the city, compared to some of the more popular tourists haunts like Tokyo and Kyoto. It has a slightly slower pace though, and a less artificial feel to it (particularly compared to Tokyo). I enjoyed taking it easy, getting a better insight into Japanese customs, and moving away from the tourist trail.
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Domo Arigato Peace Boat!
... to attend disaster relief volunteer training for my December 16th departure to Ishinomaki; one the many cities of the coast line where the tsunami hit in March 2011. Over 3000 people died in Ishinomaki and over 680 are still missing. The orientation was in Japanese but we had a English translator to help explain all the important information we needed before heading to base camp. To be honest it was incredibly overwhelming. One of the funny things I ...
Location
Other places to stay in Matsushima
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Shoan
1 Tetaru , Matsushima | Ryokanfrom $577 -
Kochira Marutoku Gyogyobu
32-2 Matsushima, Matsushima | Ryokan -
Ryokan Hikari
6-16 Matsushima, Matsushima | Ryokan -
Hotel New Waraku
38-21 Matsushima, Matsushima | Ryokan -
Ryokan Seiunkaku
42-1 Matsushima, Matsushima | Ryokan -
Ryokan Zuihokaku
26-11 Sanjugari Matsushima, Matsushima | Ryokan
