The Chugoku region (literally “middle country”) is in the western part of Honshu, and central part of Japan consisting of five prefectures; Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi.
From Miyajima, we hop on a few local trains and make our way to Kojima, Okayama. From Kojima Station we take a taxi to the sea where I booked a Japanese inn or ryokan for the night. All the rooms face the Seto Inland Sea. What makes it an Inland Sea, you say? Well, it […]
Itsukushima Island, colloquially know as Miyajima, “shrine island,” is a popular tourist destination and truly special place in Hiroshima prefecture. It is easily accessible by two different ferries; one takes about 10 mins from Miyajima-guchi train station, but if you wake up in Hiroshima City and want a little more scenic journey I recommend taking […]
As the sun goes down we leave the Peace Memorial and make our way back towards the center area, Shintenchi, for dinner. After having it already once for lunch we decide to have okonomiyaki again for dinner. It’s always best to have the meibutsu of any place twice, just to make sure it’s really as […]
After Hiroshima made a warm welcome with its meibutsu, it was time to switch to a more somber tone. Anxious we walk towards the direction of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. Not only is Hiroshima a very walkable city, but I recommend exploring by foot as it is a beautiful city. On the way to the […]
Sometimes a place grabs you. As soon as you exit the gates of its station it screams with character. It invites you in. Welcomes you like an old friend. This was Hiroshima to me. I can’t lie and say I wasn’t a little apprehensive about visiting. Of course I wanted to visit and felt I […]