5 grudnia 2023, Japonia
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a must see. It exhibits the realities of atomic bomb damage and insists on achieving complete denuclearization and permanent world peace.
We concluded our last night Czytaj więcej
JaponiaHiroshima-kenMiyajimaMomijidani park34°17’43” N 132°19’14” E 4 grudnia 2023, Japonia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
The small island of Miyajima is one of Japan’s most visited tourist spots. The vermillion torii (gate) of Itsukushima Shrine in the middle of the ocean is a famous Kodak moment.
JaponiaHiroshima-kenHiroshima-shiYokogawaGenbaku Dōmu-mae-eki34°23’39” N 132°27’10” E
3 grudnia 2023, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Today, we focused on how to get to Hiroshima airport (45 kms away from the city) with our bikes in cardboard boxes: we are flying home on Wednesday.
Thanks to Y’s Road bike shop for the 2 boxes and Czytaj więcej
Congratulations on completing your trip. It looks like you had a fantastic time. [Sean and Ikuko]
JaponiaHiroshima-kenHiroshima-shiHondori34°23’34” N 132°27’9” E
2 grudnia 2023, Japonia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We walked through the Peace Memorial Park several times because our hostel is really close to it. It is a very moving place
especially the Atomic Bomb Dome at night.
The food like everywhere in Japan Czytaj więcej
JaponiaHiroshima-kenHiroshima-shiYokogawaHondōri-eki34°23’37” N 132°27’28” E
1 grudnia 2023, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Our ride to Kure was cold and very windy. On a bridge, pushing our bikes was the safest way to cross it…
After a good lunch at a Nepalese/Indian restaurant in Kure, we decided to take a ferry to our Czytaj więcej
JaponiaHiroshima-kenKure-shiYutakamachi-mitaraiMitarai-seto34°10’45” N 132°51’57” E
30 listopada 2023, Japonia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
After riding around several islands on the Shimanami Kaido, we took a ferry from Munakata (Omishima Island) to Okamura (Sekizen Island) in order to ride the less known Tobishima Kaido.
The Tobishima Czytaj więcej
JaponiaHiroshima-kenOnomichi-shiTarumiKannonnyama34°15’39” N 133°4’16” E 28 listopada 2023, Japonia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
We took the rope way to reach the well-known temple Senkō-ji in the hills of Onomichi. The views were spectacular.
The Shimanami Kaido (70 kms long) connects Onomichi in the Hiroshima Prefecture to Czytaj więcej
JaponiaOkayama-kenOkayama ShiNishi-nakasangeKōrakuen34°40’6” N 133°56’9” E 26 listopada 2023, Japonia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We backtracked by train to Okayama in order to see the Korakuen Garden which is considered one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan. With the autumn foliage at peak on a sunny Sunday, it was busy and Czytaj więcej
I love the first photo of the Gasha in her kimono with her back to you. Martha [Martha]
JaponiaOkayama-kenKurashiki ShiShimotsui34°26’45” N 133°47’53” E
25 listopada 2023, Japonia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
The Bikan Quarter in Kurashiki is famous for the picturesque canal along with weeping willow trees and historic buildings. It is very touristy.
JaponiaKagawa-kenKagawa-gunHonmuraNaoshima Kō34°27’39” N 133°59’52” E
24 listopada 2023, Japonia ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
During our adventure, we noticed that many people in rural areas are older and that many traditional houses are being abandoned (we learned that inheritance tax is high in Japan).
On Naoshima Island, Czytaj więcej
