Weather: overcast with a shower or two 14°C, high 24°C Accommodation: Kakure Yado Yuji-Inn. Eskil woke up at 7:20 and immediately wanted to go downstairs and play with toys and Yuji! Breakfast was at 8, and Eskil really enjoyed having…
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Japan 2015 Day 27: travel from Kumamoto to Kirashiki
Weather: slightly cloudy – but sunny when we arrived in Kurashiki 11°C, high 25°C Accommodation: woke up at Kenchomae Green Hotel; went to sleep at Kakure Yado Yuji-Inn. Trains: Kumamoto 11:28 –> Fukuyama 13:40 (Shinkasen Sakura 550) Fukuyama 13:48 –>…
Japan 2015 Day 26: Takachiho Gorge
Weather: overcast, a few light showers of rain 11°C, high 22°C Accommodation: Kenchomae Green Hotel Today was a big day: we were renting a car to go to Takachiho Gorge! I happened upon a photo of the gorge while researching…
Japan 2015 Day 25: travel from Nagasaki to Kumamoto
Weather: sunny 15°C, high 27°C Accommodation: woke up at Hotel Monterey Nagasaki; went to sleep at Kenchomae Green Hotel Transport: Miyajima 10:20 –> Shin-Tosu 11:47 (Limited Express Kamone 25) Shin-Tosu 12:05 –> Kumamoto (Tsubame 325) We didn’t wake up until…
Japan 2015 Day 24: Exploring Nagasaki
Weather: sunny and humid 15°C, high 25°C Accommodation: Hotel Monterey Nagasaki We took the tram to Starbucks for brekkie. Eskil was so excited about the tram! Between the tram and Starbucks Eskil was admired by several older people; lots of…
Japan 2015 Day 23: Miyajima to Nagasaki
Weather: sunny and humid 15°C, high 25°C Accommodation: woke up at Ryoso Kawaguchi.; went to bed at Hotel Monterey Nagasaki Transport: Miyajima 11:25 –> Miyajimaguchi 11:35 (JR Miyajima Ferry Maru) Miyajimaguchi 11:58 –> Hiroshima 12:18 (JR Sanyo Line) Hiroshima 12:27…
Japan 2015 Day 22: Miyajima
Weather: sunny and humid 15°C, high 27°C Accommodation: Ryoso Kawaguchi. We stayed in bed late, then didn’t leave the ryokan until almost 10! Very late for us while on a trip. We had coffee at the local coffee shop, then…
Japan 2015 Day 21: on top of the world – or at least Miyajima
Weather: sunny and humid 19°C, high 28°C Accommodation: Ryoso Kawaguchi. We had a relaxed start to the day, leaving the ryokan a little before 9 am. The coffee shop wasn’t open, so we spent a few minutes looking at shops…
Japan 2015 Day 20: Headed to Miyajima
Weather: sunny and humid 19°C, high 26°C Accommodation: woke up at Hotel Sunroute Hiroshima; went to sleep at Ryoso Kawaguchi. We woke up kinda late, which was lovely! And after rain the day before, we woke up to sun. Nice.…
Japan 2015 Day 19: a rainy day in Hiroshima
Weather: rainy and humid 19°C, high 26°C Accommodation: Hotel Sunroute Hiroshima. As predicted, it was a rainy day. We relaxed in our room for a bit, then headed off to the Starbucks nearby in our raincoats. We had breakfast, then…