Daft man feeding a deer money

From peace parks to floating toriis and over friendly deer.

---

January 2nd 2012
We were sad to leave Kobe, one day didn't feel quite enough, but we had Hiroshima and Miyajima Island to look forward to. It took pretty much a whole day of travelling on local trains, with several transfers, to get to Hiroshima from Kobe, so it was early evening by the time we got to our hotel. Off the back of a Rough Guide recommendation, we tracked down an area in the city called "Okinom ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima » 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