Blogs from Himeji, Hyogo, Japan, Asia - page 3

We scrambled through the busy train station grabbing coffees, pastries and bento boxes (kind of like take-away, a meal in a box..except they taste good!) then waited on the train station platform taking in the occasional woosh of air as the bullet trains whizzed by. Eventually one stopped, allowing us to board. We had lots of room to kick back in reclining seats, spread out and enjoy our food while traveling at speeds up to 300 km/h (186 mph) on our way to Himeji. Our final destination of the day was Hiroshima, but we decided to stop in Himeji, the halfway point of our journey, to see the famous Himeji Castle. Himeji Castle is one of Japan's "Three Famous Castles," and is the most visited castle in Japan. It serves as an execellent example of the ... read more

Short Stay in Himeji and Awaji, Japan This is my second trip to Japan after I landed in Kyushu Island in 2007. It is definitely a trip worth looking forward to considering the pleasant culture, people and food there. Day 1 21 Oct It took about six and half hours in the early morning to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Kansai International airport, Osaka. Kansai is actually located on an island off Osaka. The temperature outside the airport terminal was 'cool' at 18C. I was immediately overwhelmed by Japanese wording and signs all around though most are with English translations. Officers were not we'll versed with English but could easily overcome by sign languages. At 0845, I took the Kansai Airport Haruka Limited Express from Kansai to Shin-Osaka and boarded Shinkansen Hikari Super Express to Himeji ... read more

So I did master the train/bus system and ended up all the way in Himeji, Japan! The train ride was about 1.5hrs. It was nice cause I liked just realaxing and watching everything outside. I got to see the Ocean side of Osaka on my way out. Very cool. The worst part of the day was waking up to the rain. Yup, its raining and its cold. But thankfully it wasnt too bad in Himeji, looked like a good ady to get away from Kyoto. Cause when I got back it was even colder and wetter then when i left. Himeji was awesome! I got some great pics. And they even let us go up in the castle. I think this castle was for powerful Shoguns back in the day. I think it housed many generations. ... read more

Nous avons visite Himeji, la ville ou est situe le seul chateau authentique du Japon. Les autres sont des reconstructions. C'est un tres beau chateau (on dit chateau, mais ca fait surtout reference au grand donjon, puisque le "chateau" est l'ensemble de la propriete...) On l'a visite, mais il n'a pas pas grand chose a l'interieur. Mais c'est quand meme le fun de voir comment les pieces sont faites. Mais le plus interessant reste tout de meme l'exterieur du chateau. A part son chateau, Himeji est une petite ville ou il n'y a pas grand chose a voir et a faire... On s'y est promenes, et c'est pas mal tout... Aussi, pour la premiere fois, nous avons vu un restaurant Subway, c'est la que nous avons soupe. Cela semblait prommeteur, car le menu est tres differents ... read more

We got up early this morning to catch our flight to Japan. Jio-Jio drove us to the airport, along with Ma-Ma, who was getting on a train back to Kaohsiung after we left. Ba-Ba met us at the airport. We had to hours to kill so we sat in a food court outside the security entrance and chatted. The trepidation was palpable, and I could tell Ma-Ma was doing her best to hold it in. The visit seemed like it went by in a blink, yet it felt like I had been there for weeks. Wade’s family was so happy to see him, especially his mother, and I knew it was very difficult for all of them to say goodbye again. They were also very welcoming to me, treating me like one of the family even ... read more