by kitty | Saturday, June 16th, 2012 | Asia, Japan
Bitchu-Takahashi Castle and Gion Corner 6-16-2012 11:19:30 AM Saturday, June 16th Chris and I woke up and took our little walk to the subway station from Chisun Hotel in Hiroshima. We were headed to Bitchu-Takahashi Castle. It was a rainy looking day. By the time we...
by kitty | Friday, June 15th, 2012 | Asia, Japan
Hiroshima 6-15-2012 3:22:23 PM Friday, June 15th Today, Chris and I went to the Hiroshima Memorial Peace Museum. This museum remembers the victims of the atomic bomb. They had displays that told the actions leading to the event, lists of the 140,000 victims next to...
by kitty | Thursday, June 14th, 2012 | Asia, Japan
Himeji 6-14-2012 4:43:42 PM Thursday, June 14th We woke up at our nice hotel and went to the Himeji Castle. We figured that this castle would not take long, given how many castles we have seen. Himeji was under construction and would not be done for two more years....
by kitty | Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 | Asia, Japan
Wednesday, June 13th We traveled to go see the golden pavilion today. It was originally the retirement villa of the shogun and according to his will it became a Zen temple after his death in 1408. It is really covered in gold leaf. Like a lot of temples and buildings...
by kitty | Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 | Asia, Japan
Osaka 6-12-2012 3:40:20 PM Tuesday, June 12th Today we took a day trip to Osaka from Kyoto. We went to the aquarium in Osaka because it is one of the biggest aquariums and has the biggest saltwater tank in the world. We also found the best sushi place EVER....
by kitty | Monday, June 11th, 2012 | Asia, Japan
Saturday, June 9th We left Inuyama early in the morning and headed to Hikone. We went straight to Hikone Castle. Hikone Castle was very beautiful. It had a museum and tourists could go into the castle. The museum had neat antiques and replicas of items used more than...
