Currently Browsing: Japan
Sep 29, 2009
Corinu visits the Peace Museum and A-Bomb Dome – Hiroshima, Japan
Getting up this morning wasn’t an easy task. Rising out of bed at 8.30am, having fallen into it only about 5 hours earlier, I noticed a distinct smell of whisky and noodles emanating from the pile of tartan and shirts on the floor. Oh well, a successful night… (See Previous Post) I was off to Hiroshima today, via Okayama on the 10am train and, against all odds, I made it. This was the first... read more
Sep 29, 2009
Sweaty Kilts, dried sharks and a Japanese wedding at Izumo Taisha, Shimane
It’s Wedding day for Ryan and Keiko, and it seemed a little jet-lag had crept in. I was up around 11am, kicked out of bed by richard as he’d been up since 7am due to the time difference. I was feeling pretty rough but Ang offered to take us along Hinomisaki cape to see the lighthouse and the views so couldn’t really refuse! It was worth the trip though, and the tiredness melted away as we... read more
Sep 29, 2009
Jiminy Cricket the soprano and a semi: Shrines and bugs in Izumo, Japan
Cycling around Izumo on a pair of borrowed bikes (one classic granny bike, big cow-horn handlebars’n all – one totally broken mountain bike, wheels threatening to detach from the frame at any second) I noticed how great an idea it is to get yourself on two wheels in Japan. Bikers and walkers share the pavements, so there’s no traffic stresses at all, and the place is pretty flat so you... read more
Sep 29, 2009
Does an octopus have balls? Dining in Osaka, Japan
I’ve just landed in Japan but the travelling isn’t over yet – we’ve got 3 hours in Osaka before the night bus leaves for Izumo, the final destination. For the next couple of days at least… I’m currently 24 hours awake barring about 2 hours of airplane sleep – roughly equivalent to 20 minutes of any normal kip – so the eyes are looking slightly bleary as we... read more
