Our next stop was Hiroshima, heading the furthest south in our journey so far. It was a quick 60-minute Shinkansen ride from Okayama, and a tram (or street car as they are called) ride from Hiroshima train station to our apartment. The Airbnb apartment was just over the river from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, … Continue reading Hiroshima – Days 44 – 46
Today we set out in the morning to the Kaiyukan Aquarium, noted as one of the largest and best aquariums in the world, and then headed to the Harukas 300 Observatory in the afternoon, Japan’s tallest building. We are quickly becoming familiar with the Osaka subway system, and are able to use the same Suica … Continue reading Kaiyukan Aquarium & Harukas 300 Observatory – Day 36
For our first full day in Osaka we decided to have a slow morning and hang around the apartment. The weather forecast looks really good for the week, with clear, twenty degree days after yesterdays rain. The boys spend some time on school work and catch up on their classroom news via SeeSaw. They also … Continue reading Osaka: Dōtonbori and Shinsaihbashi – Day 35
Today we checked out of Kyoto and headed to Osaka, with tickets to the Gamba Osaka vs Vegalta Sendai soccer match that started at 4pm. It was another rainy travel day, so we caught a taxi from the apartment to Kyoto Station – learning the Japanese word for station from the taxi driver: eki. We … Continue reading Osaka Gamba – Day 34
Today we said goodbye to Nana and Papa who headed back from Kyoto to Tokyo and then few back to Adelaide via Cairns. After pancakes for breakfast we all caught the bus into Kyoto Station, to have a look around the shops before they caught the Shinkansen to Tokyo and the Narita Express to Narita. … Continue reading Kyoto Pottery – Day 33
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