By chance, I arrived in Takayama during their two day spring festival. The town has a well preserved district – which was my reason for visiting – that allowed you to see how people lived many years ago. Thus the festival was a pleasant surprise and unexpected bonus. This also meant finding accommodations was challenging, […]
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Kobe
Along the way from Hiroshima to Takayama (my next destination) is the town of Kobe. Made world famous for it’s beef, I was unable to find this precious delicacy outside of Kobe and really wanted to experience it from the source. After researching for a highly rated restaurant close to the train station, I jumped into a […]
Hiroshima
Hiroshima is best known as the first city in history to be targeted by a nuclear weapon when the USA dropped an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. The bomb was developed as part of the infamous Manhattan Project. Shortly thereafter, Japan surrendered to the Allied Forces and today the city is informally known as the “City of […]