Category: 2024 Japan

Yesterday and today were just about travelling home. Yesterday the Shinkansen from Hiroshima to Tokyo a four hour trip and perfectly on time again. then a monorail out to the airport hotel we were staying at. Well after we booked onto the hotel and grabbed our keys we went up the elevator to our floor turned into the corridor and it was like a scene from “The Shining” !! half Read more…

Hiroshima Castle was first on the agenda today. This castle was built in the 1590’s and was destroyed in 1945. Today it’s s home to a museum of sorts with some Swords both Tanto and Katana and some suits of armour. We didn’t t spend too long here as there were a couple of noisey tour groups going through. Peace Memorial Park Walking from the Castle to Peace memorial park Read more…

A bright start to the day in Kyoto and off to board another Shinkansen to Hiroshima. The train ride itself was uneventful and took 1:36 minutes arriving on time (as always) at 11:38am. We were approached at the station by a volunteer helper who suggested we use the sightseeing bus to get to our hotel. Which we did. As soon as we got to the hotel (great room btw) it Read more…

First thing today was a visit to Nijo-jo Castle, this was the Kyoto residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu (Or Lord Toranaga if you’ve been watching Shogun). The Castle was completed in 1603 the same year Tokugawa Ieyasu was appointed Seii-Taishogun (usually shortened to Shogun) Unfortunately you’re not allowed to take photos inside, we did however, take the audio tour which was worth it. After a short rest with some food and Read more…

Early start today as we head off to Kyoto. We had tickets for the 10:00 am Bullet Train (Shinkansen) and we got to the station way too early. Once on board it was a relaxing 2 hours to Kyoto the seats were very comfy and had lots of leg room. The rail system here is amazing, so efficient. When our train arrived in Tokyo there was a team of cleaners Read more…

Had two places to see today and that was Akehabara and Senso-Ji. Went to Akehabara in the morning because we (me) wanted to go to the big electronics store. Bought a few things in here but not too much, i could spend hours looking through here, Mandy not so much so after a coffee break Mandy sat on a bench outside while i went back in. Next to the entrance Read more…