Hiroshima Castle
I wasn’t really planning on visiting the castle in Hiroshima as the original had been rebuilt following the bomb that was dropped here. I had some spare time and wondered …
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
When you’re growing up, you hear stories about why the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. You hear that the Japanese are a proud people and that it …
Peace Park
Peace park is an area surrounding the museum for the atom bomb as well as the Atom Bomb Dome and largely represents some of the immediate area around where the …
Atomic Bomb Dome
The Atomic Bomb Dome is one of the landmarks that has been kept from the atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. Following the bombing, there was debate about whether …
K’s House Hiroshima
I haven’t really written much about where I’ve stayed in hostels but K’s house Hirshima needs a special mentions. It was a great hostel, good price, fantastic staff and decent …
Teppen-Ya Restaurant
On my first night in Hiroshima, I decided to visit Teppen-Ya to enjoy the local cuisine of Okonomiyaki which was sort of a pancaked version of the usual Japanese ingredients …
Himeji Castle
Himeji Castle is a five story white castle which sits on top of a man made tower of rocks, on top of a hill in the middle of Himeji. It’s …
Mt Shosha Ropeway & Engyo Temples
I’d had a bit of a nightmare getting to Himeji; I left something at the hotel and once fetched, I’d missed my train which meant I got into Himeji at …
The Seven Onsens
When I arrived in Kinosaki I was told that the onsens weren’t opened as usual due to it being a holiday which is worth being aware of. With that said, …
Ryoken (Traditional Inn)
Staying in a Ryoken was an interesting experience. It was a great break for me from staying in the hostels up until this point. I’d managed to get a good …