October 2011 - our first holiday to Japan. Osaka-Nara-Osaka-Hiroshima-Kyoto-Nagoya-Hakone-Tokyo and back to Osaka direct to airport to fly home. It was a fabulous holiday. Japanase gardens, temples, castles, Hiroshima, food, horrific zoos and aquariums, food, beer, lantern festival, museums, galleries, Toyota factory, SHINKANSEN!, beer, business hotels, one luxury hotel, wonderful people.
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We still talk about this. Our worst memories of Japan involve our visits to Osaka aquarium and Tokyo Zoo. This poor lonely beluga is imprinted in my mind. How can a nation that is so nature based have such weird ideas about animals in captivity?
The affect that Hiroshima had on me is similar to our visit to Tuol Sleng in Cambodia. Hiroshima was so much more than reflection. We met some great people and best of all we went to the baseball. It was brilliant!
Beer. Japanese beer is the best