Posts Tagged “Hiroshima”

Miyajima

  We embarked on a day trip to Miyajima, an island not far from Hiroshima. If you have the Japan Rail pass the ferry is also covered.   It is famous for it’s large torii gate which appears to float in water in high tide. In low tide you are able to walk to it […]

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Hiroshima

We had to wake up at 6am to catch the very infrequent shinkansen from Odawara to Hiroshima. We quickly had our last private hot spring bath which was so refreshing in the cold morning then headed off.. First the one hour tram, then the train.. and finally to the shinkansen. It was a 4 hour […]

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