Category: Travel
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Almost home time
On our 2nd to last day in Osaka, we were on a mission to get yummy food stuff to bring home. Also trying to avoid the heat as much as possible, though it seemed to be a bit more bearable that day. We were hunting down a particular shop and…
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Kobe day trip
On Saturday we thought perhaps it would be cooler in Kobe as it’s near the water – we were wrong! Anyway, we caught a shinkansen for the 15 minute ride to Kobe. It’s a nice city, not that we saw much, but it reminded me of Yokohama. We had a…
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Tama the Super Station Master!
On Friday we headed down to Wakayama area to visit Kishi Station, where Tama the cat is the Station Master . Yes, a cat is the station master (was, RIP lil buddy). The line was almost shut down and to cut costs the railway company made local people the station…
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Osaka
We’re actually back in Melbourne but I still need to blog about our last 5 days in Osaka! We arrived to some very hot weather in Osaka – around 30 degrees every day, but the humidity was the worst! I think that really took away the last of our energy…
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Miyajima – deer and a big red gate!
On Tuesday we went to Miyajima Island! Officially called Itsukushima, it is nicknamed Miyajima (shrine island) as it is famous for its floating torii gate and shrine built over a tidal inlet. It is also regarded one of the top 3 scenic views of Japan. Definitely a highlight of the…
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Hiroshima!
I love Hiroshima! Such a nice city, people are friendly and happy, the Peace Park is so beautiful and the city has such a nice chill vibe. On our first day we visited the Peace Memorial Museum. I have read about Hiroshima in the past so knew what to expect…
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I met Kumamon!
Ok, so I’m the biggest idiot – I forgot to charge my phone the night before going to Kumamoto to meet Kumamon, so I have no photos on my phone. Luckily, Joel took some but I have to wait till we get home to upload them. Anyway, Kumamoto is about…
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Last Day in Kyoto
On our last day in Kyoto we cruised around on bikes all day – definitely the best way to get around! We also tried our hand at woodblock printing at the Kyoto Handicraft Center. Really fun and made us want to try to cut our own blocks to print. We…
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Amanohashidate
It’s getting harder to keep up to date with daily posting! We went to Amanohashidate on Friday 23rd May. 2 hours train ride from Kyoto is the pine-covered sandbar Amanohashidate, which is one of Japan’s top 3 scenic views. We hired bikes and rode across the 4km sandbar. Very pretty…
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Biking around Arashiyama
On Thursday we visited the Arashiyama area in western Kyoto. We hired some bikes and cruised over to the river then hiked up to the Monkey Park. Japan has just one species of monkey – the Japanese Macaque. The walk up was quite a steep 20 minute walk through the…
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