Gold Coast 》Cairns 》Osaka
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Our delayed trip to Japan begins today. Fortunately, Japan has relaxed a lot of their restrictions - PCR test not required and no Visa required. Just need the Covid vaccinations and mySOS app forWeiterlesen
Our delayed trip to Japan begins today. Fortunately, Japan has relaxed a lot of their restrictions - PCR test not required and no Visa required. Just need the Covid vaccinations and mySOS app forWeiterlesen
Met up with our group in the lobby - quite a large group of nearly 40 people (probably too large but we shall see) First stop was Osaka Castle built in the 16th century set amongst attractive gardens.Weiterlesen
We left Osaka for the relatively short drive to Kyoto where we visited the Fushimi Inari Shine dedicated to Inari, the god of rice and saki. It consists of over 5000 red torii gates winding its wayWeiterlesen
We drove to Naruto Strait, and toured the Naruto whirlpools. These tidal whirlpools, created by the fast tidal current, can measure up to about 20 metres in diameter. Interesting, but not really worthWeiterlesen
An early start this morning, on the way to the picturesque castle town of Matsuyama, we’ll stop at Matsuyama Castle just for a photo stop.
Visited the Ishiteiji Temple, one of the 88 pilgrimWeiterlesen
That got your attention didn't it! However it is not what you think.
The first hell refers to the hot springs at Beppu - a geothermal area known as hells.
Hot springs dotted all over this islandWeiterlesen
Nearly every stop today involved climbing many sets of stairs and our legs felt it at the end of the day.
First stop was the Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument, dedicated to 26 missionaries and ChristiansWeiterlesen
We had a fairly long driving day from Nagasaki to Hiroshima and encountered our first rain showers, but only as we were travelling and didn't effect any of our tours.
Arriving in Hiroshima weWeiterlesen
An early start as we took the ferry to Miyajima Island known for its 'floating' vermilion torii, which becomes partially submerged at high tide and Itsukushima Shrine (a UNESCO World Heritage Site).Weiterlesen
We travelled to the city of Kanazawa, on the northwestern shore of Honshu. During World War II, Kanazawa was Japan’s second largest city (after Kyoto) to escape destruction by air raids. This meansWeiterlesen