Roppommatsu

Coming into Hiroshima the first thing I noticed was the vast amount of trees. They were spread upon hills for miles, all displaying their autumn colours.

As the plane approached landing I looked outside the window to see the trees grow closer and closer in sight. That's when I realised this airport was unique to all others I had visited. It was not by the seaside and we were not landing at sea level. We were landing a top a hill.

The bus trip is revealing just how different Hiroshima is to Tokyo. The array of trees, quiet shrines that look to keep to themselves mostly are spotted throughout the autumn hills. Buildings when spotted have a more traditional feel and are much more rooted to the ground than the crowning sky rises that compete so boldy in Tokyo.

Some facts with Fern:

🌸 Hiroshima is the name of the prefecture (one of forty seven). Its population of about 2.8 million. Hiroshima City is the capital with about 1.2 million.
🌸 It has two world heritage sites - Atomic Bomb Dome and Itsukushima shrine.
🌸 Famous for oysters and sea eels.
🌸 Head quarters of daiso is here.Read more