The outer loop
6 November 2023
Hiroshima bomb dome and peace park
My last night in Hiroshima. It rained briefly, but not at a time that bothered me in the slightest. Last time I was here it rained every night. Fo....
Old temples and closed castles
6 November 2023
Onomichi and Fukuyama day trip
Today I decided to utilise me Setouchi area pass train thing and ride some bullet trains.. and some normal trains. The pass incorporates the whole....
Pancake night
5 November 2023
Shintechi Okonomimura
Hiroshima is proud of their flavour of Okonomiyaki. I think it is my preferred non fishy kind. Always with the sauce on the top. They are so proud....
Double loop pollution view
5 November 2023
Miyajima Omoto course and Tsusumigaura nature walk
It was supposed to be raining when I woke up. It was clear blue sky. Still is. I spent the day on Miyajima and took a lot of photos. Unfortunately....
Double food court mall repeat
4 November 2023
Aeon mall Hiroshima Fuchu
Before we get to the excitement of the mall, this afternoon I had to collect my train pass. I bought a couple of different train passes before the....
Mystery hike to abandoned park
4 November 2023
Today's hike was a surprise in many ways. It is not a well known hike. There is no trail on google maps, nothing on alltrails, but there are a cou....
Much of it is new
3 November 2023
Hiroshima shopping area
Let me check when I was last here... November 2015. It rained much of the time I was here then. Anyway, 8 years later and quite a lot has changed ....
Travelling on a national holiday
3 November 2023
Tokyo to Hiroshima by Shinkansen
Now I am in Hiroshima. It took 4 hours on the fast train to get here but it was 20 minutes late. Today is also a national holiday, culture day. I ....
Double curry
2 November 2023
Ginza from Kanda to Shimbashi
After the long day of train fighting, I decided to stay fairly local this evening, and walk down Ginza and gawk at the coloured lights and fancy b....