We had our first Shinkansen (bullet train) experience today. Clean, on time, fast, graffiti-free. Pretty similar to Melbourne trains really. Four hours to Okayama then a transfer to shoot through to Hiro. Checked in to our very lovely spacious japanese ryokan style hotel with plenty of space to spread out. Then out to check out downtown and have a traditional local dish, Okonomiyaki - a pancake made with soba noodles, bacon, egg, bean shoots, etc etc. Very yummy. We had these at a building that has about 20 cafes specialising in them. We then checked out the local bar scene. Hundreds of tiny, hidden away bars that only seat about ten peple at most. We peeked in lots but didnt hang out in any.
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