Blogs from Miyajima, Hiroshima, Japan, Asia
September 7th 2010
Si vas a viajar en líneas JR como era mi caso, con el fin de amortizar el JRP, hay que tener en cuenta que para largas distancias no basta con presentarte a la hora sin más. Hay que reservar. Menos mal que en el hostal me avisaron. Hiroshima: Tras cambiar de opinión cientos de veces, sobre si debía ir o no. Finalmente decidí que no podía irme de Japón sin visitar esta célebre ciudad. Muchos me decían que estaba como una cabra por ir hasta allí para pasar el día y volver, pero yo no disponía de más tiempo. Mi amiga me esperaba en Tokyo, y la pobre había pedido días libres en el trabajo para estar conmigo. Uno de los trabajadores del hostal me advirtió que para ese día se prevía un Tifón, pero aún ... read more
July 29th 2010
Dear Mom, Miyajima... What an AMAZING place! You would love the quaint little town set against the Japanese bay and mountain greenery (a lot like the Monterey that you loved). I saw a nic-nac that reminded me of one you used to have--a wooden, round-headed Japanese girl. I almost bought it. My hotel is phenomenal. You'd like sitting on the wooden veranda in your yukata robe , but not the seafood feast. Wish you were here. I really wish you were here. Love, Jason... read more
July 28th 2010
MiyaJima (7/27/10 to 7/28/10) I could have stayed much longer in Hiroshima: the weather was cooler, the area was small and easy to navigate and the nightlife was fun (I'll write about that later!) But Miyajima was calling. When I planned this trip, I wanted to take one day to quietly process, relax and unwind (a little pampering was on the menu too). So I booked a night at the Iwaso Ryokan on Miyajima Island near Hiroshima. My experience at the Ryokan and on the island itself was a treasure I will forever value. Miyajima is a must-add for any Japanese itinerary. I rank it up there with Cinque-Terra as one of my favorite spots in the world. I took a ferry from Hiroshima to Miyajima and arrived before my room was ready, so I decided ... read more
Miyajima - Peace Gate and Shrine -Photos
Published: September 25th 2009Asia » Japan » Hiroshima » Miyajima
September 23rd 2009
We were up early today - after a rainy day at the Nuclear Bomb museum and Peace Park we were happy to see the sun. After an interesting breakfast at the hotel, we hopped on an electric street car (a la 1950's) and headed off to the Port of Hiroshima for a boat ride to Miyajima Island and a visit to the Peace Shrine - highligted by a red gate out in the water - that the water will bring waves of peace to flow through the gate. . . we prayed for peace for our world, for all the children - that they can have a world filled with peace. Dear Jesus, please hear our prayers...... read more
August 29th 2009
We went to Miyajima. It had friendly deer. It is an island. We had fun.... read more
August 2nd 2009
After the fireworks of Osaka, I went to the station to look for my night bus. It took me an hour of circling the station to find the line of people waiting for the bus. Luckily, I"d arrived an hour early so I still made it. "This is the bus to Hiroshima" a Japanese man in shabby clothing tried to reassure me. "Okay." "I'm going to Hiroshima to write poetry." "Okay." "Here, this is what I write. I spent days crying in Hiroshima. Sleeping on the streets. Feeling the city's pain. I'm going to Hiroshima now to sell these poems to foreigners. How much do you think I could sell them for? 1000 yen?" "It depends who you sell them to. Backpackers like me, we don't have a lot of money to spend here. Why don't ... read more
July 23rd 2009
Although I'm now back from Japan, I'd still like to share some of the other experiences that I was not able to share while I was there. One of those experiences was our visit to the island of Miyajima. It's a small island off the coast of Hiroshima that is known in Japan as one of the three most scenic spots in the country. So, of course, we had to see it. After a 45-minute ferry ride, we arrived at the island. We had heard about the tame deer that roam the island and saw a few as soon as we began walking away from the ferry lounging in the shade beneath some trees. I'll share a story or two about them later in this entry. Along with the deer, we were also looking forward to ... read more
May 26th 2009
If I had to pick the solemnest day of this trip, this would be the day. For a majority of the day, we explored the Atomic Bomb Museum and grounds where, at World War II's breaking edge, the United States dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan; one in Nagasaki and the other in Hiroshima. The tour begins in the museum where numerous stories are told and pictures are hung out to paint a clear image of the atrocity and horror that a bomb can cause. At the start of the museum is a large room with descriptions of different areas of Hiroshima. Each description tells how the city was a hub for the economy; shops lined the streets, cars overflowed the roads, and people lived in harmony. Then, under these descriptions, are the effects after the ... read more
April 2nd 2009
A kicsi, de kenyelmes hotelszobamban nem tartott sokaig az alvas, mert csorgott a vekker. De eleg hamar magamhoz tertem, es ugy altalaban az ut alatt nem ereztem a jet lag nevu jelenseget, vagyis az idoeltolodasbol szarmazo kimerultseget. Ugy lehet, ebbe az is belejatszott, hogy szombaton mikor megerkeztem 9.40-kor, nem mentem el aludni, mondvan, hogy Londonban 0.40 van. Egyszeruen atalltam arra, hogy ott nappal van. A hotelben reggelit is biztositottak, ahol volt kontinentalis (kenyer, vaj, dzsem), angol (kolbasz, bacon, tojas, gomba) es japan reggeli. En persze a japan reggelit valasztottam, mivel a masik kettot otthon is elfogyaszhatom. Nem is bantam meg a valasztasomat :) Az enyhen fustolt, valojaban nyers makrela igazan kellemes, porhanyos volt, hozza egy kis rizs, kis tengeri gaz (valami hinarfele az is) meg tojasbol omlett, amit a japanok kis teglatestekke formalnak. Valami pir... read more
