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Miyajima masticating

Miyajima is a tiny island only 10mins by ferry from Miyajimaguchi on the mainland, which in turn is about 20mins south of Hiroshima by train. It’s most famous for it’s […]

More Hiroshima (and okonomiyaki!)

For our morning in Hiroshima we walked down to the Peace Memorial Park and A-bomb Dome where we took in the more serious side of Hiroshima and the role it […]

Hiroshima = okonomiyaki!!

After an absolutely epic transit day, we finally arrived in our hotel (Hotel Active) in central Hiroshima. To be approximately precise… Sounkyo to Kamikawa – Bus – 22km Kamikawa to […]

Metal snake – The Shinkansen

There’s something about trains. It’s the last day of our JR Railpass and I’m sitting back in a Shinkansen, speeding between Hiroshima and Kagoshima at some ungodly speed. Without distraction, […]

A very 'special' Japanese tea ceremony

For those that haven’t heard of the Japanese tea ceremony, it’s a highly ritualised process that involves both the careful preparation of the tea, as well as the solemn way […]

The hunt for Kit Kats – Japan

Before coming over here we had heard that Japan offered a massive range of weird and wonderful Kit Kat flavours. We’re on the hunt and have so far managed to […]

Hiking to Mt Kurodake and beyond

As I mentioned earlier, one of the main reasons people come to Sounkyo is for the hiking; and hiking Mt Kurodake in particular. Of course we were going to take […]

Fear

“Fear is a big thing in my life. When I experience it, it helps me choose what to do. What I’m interested in is going where I’ve never been. Fear […]