Nine days in and it’s back to Osaka (actually pronounced ossa-ka). We gave ourselves the day to explore, and the next morning we’d be back on the jumbo. There were three items on the itinerary, and we started with Osaka Castle... [see more]
Category Archives: Japan
Hiroshima, Miyajima and Itsukushima
I wasn’t prepared for Hiroshima, which is historically appropriate. We’ve all seen the grainy footage, and the monochrome photos of the aftermath, but being there in person is much more profound. The landmarks and Peace Museum see to that... [see more]
Thoroughly Modern Japan
The first thing I noticed when I arrived in thoroughly modern Japan was how much more Westernised it was than I’d expected. Most signs were in Japanese and Roman script. So, even if you couldn’t understand them, you could at least pronounce them... [see more]