by Terry Thorpe | Mar 11, 2024 | Blog, Terry
After another lovely, efficient bullet train ride, we arrived in Osaka. Our hotel was very nice but a little hard to find. After wandering around (sometimes in opposite directions) we were doing some head scratching when we were approached (not for the first time this... 
by Terry Thorpe | Mar 10, 2024 | Blog, Terry
Itsukushima shrine is a very cool shrine situated on the shores of Miyojima island. At high tide it appears to float in the water and is quite beautiful. We arrived as the tide left so, besides the view from the ferry, never got to see the illusion up close. On our... 
by Terry Thorpe | Mar 9, 2024 | Blog, Terry
A place we’d both been keen on including our journey through Japan was the city of Hiroshima. We spent a day at the Peace Memorial Park wandering the Museum and walking the grounds of the park. It was a sombre day in comparison to our recent adventures.... 
by Terry Thorpe | Mar 8, 2024 | Blog, Terry
We high-taiked it to the lorcal theatre yo try to get early tickets for a show and we’re in luck, making it by the skin of our teeth. Kabuki is a form of Japanese theater that’s been around since the 17th century and is recognised by UNESCO as an... 
by Terry Thorpe | Mar 7, 2024 | Blog, Terry
We took a train tide to Arashiyama and the pleasant bamboo forest, a lovely garden and even more shrines/temples… They are lovely, but I find myself walking faster through and sometimes, despite myself, past them. I think I might be coming down with a case of...