Shinkansen -the bullet train!

The first high-speed train in the world, Shinkansen. This photo is taken at Shin-Osaka station and I'm waiting for the train to Hiroshima.

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Hiroshima, Nara and Osaka...and the last day in Japan! :(

October 17th 2006
Yeasterday I did a full day excursion to Hiroshima, around two hours by train from Kyoto with a change of train in Osaka. Hiroshima needs no further introduction, as my guidebook said way too accurately "Hiroshima is known worldwide for the worst of reasons". As a tribute to the victims of the nuclear bomb that exploded 600 meters above Hiroshima August 6th 1945, they have created a peace park ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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