Month: September 2015

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Hiroshima and Miyajima

My first destination after a few days in Osaka was Hiroshima and the nearby island of Miyajima. To get there from Osaka, I got to ride the amazing Shinkansen, the bullet train system in Japan.

Shinsaibashi, Osaka

Osaka, And First Japanese Culture Shock

Despite being travel-weary after 15 months of traveling, arriving in Kansai Airport (Osaka) from Taipei was a much-needed shock to my system.