JapanHiroshimaHiroshimaYokogawaGenbaku Dōmu-mae-eki34°23’37” N 132°27’10” E
January 12, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
There are so many positive aspects to this place even though it celebrates the horror of nuclear warfare.
There are regular school trips for education purposes as well as so many beautiful memorialsRead more
JapanHiroshimaHiroshimaŌsukachōHatchōbori-eki34°23’37” N 132°27’48” E
JapanŌsakaOsaka-shiNambaŌsaka Heiya34°40’8” N 135°30’6” E
January 11, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Some of the places we visited and the food we ate. The tour was conducted by a Japanese woman who was attractive and living with her parents. She explained that one of the issues with Japanese men isRead more
JapanŌsakaOsaka-shiNambaŌsaka Heiya34°40’7” N 135°30’3” E
JapanKanagawaTōnosawaTōnosawa Eki35°14’5” N 139°5’37” E
January 11, 2017 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 3 °C
A traditional Japanese breakfast is an experience and not particularly to my liking as it is quite a savory experience with different vegetables and fish and rice...not something many WesternersRead more
JapanKanagawaMukōyamaKamigōra Eki35°14’49” N 139°2’14” E
January 10, 2017 in Japan ⋅ 6 °C
We then travelled by bus to another location where we caught a train/cable car to a lookout to observe some of the very picturesque mountain ranges in the background.
Unsure of where this actually isRead more
JapanKanagawaMotohakoneSaino Kawara35°11’59” N 139°1’47” E
January 10, 2017 in Japan ⋅ 7 °C
Bus trip to rail carriage to reach the top of the mountain which was quite spectacular as you can see.
Quaint caravan on the summit and then down again on the same mechanized train to experience aRead more
JapanKanagawaHakoneTōno Hana35°11’24” N 139°1’31” E
January 10, 2017 in Japan ⋅ 6 °C
The ferry traverses the lake and we disembarked at a small little village that had little to see at the time.
We decided to walk around the shore of the lake to the next village where we had someRead more
JapanKanagawaŌhara35°15’44” N 139°0’12” E
January 10, 2017 in Japan ⋅ 5 °C
The weather was relatively pleasant today especially as we travelled to the lake. The lake is quite long and as you travel along it Mt Fuji reveals
itself above the skyline which is quite a majesticRead more
JapanKanagawaKigaGōra Eki35°15’2” N 139°2’54” E
January 10, 2017 in Japan ⋅ 6 °C
This was the bus trip we took to the next part of the trip which was to catch a ship to travel across the lake to a tourist town.
Spent a moment reflecting on how valuable a good backpack is whenRead more
