Hondori Shopping Arcade

I spent many evenings, and weekend afternoons wandering up and down this covered shopping arcade, called Hondori. Every Japanese city seems to have a covered shopping street, but I maintain that Hiroshima's is the best!

Sayonara, sayonara, sayonara...

July 30th 2006
It always amazes me how easy it is to step into someone's life by saying a simple "hello, nice to meet you" and how incredibly difficult it is to say that final goodbye. I guess really it should come as no surprise...when that goodbye is said, so much time has passed and so many experiences have been shared. I said my "sayonara" to Japan on July 30th, and my heart is still mending a bit. I ha ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima

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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