Hiroshima
Back in June, we went to Hiroshima, to check out the city where the first Atom bomb was dropped. When you think of Hiroshima, you might think of a small devastated town, but actually, it…
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Cycling in Japan!
DAY 1. About a week ago we were back on our bikes, not in Switzerland, but in Japan this time. We cycled from a place called Onimichi on Honshu, to a city called Imabari on…
Ito and the Izu Peninsula
We came to Ito about four or five days ago (as I write this it will become more), we arrived by bus and two trains. When we finally arrived at Ito Station, Chisa, Masaki, Koshiro,…
Japanese Kindness
Japan must be the friendliest place we have visited so far. That is saying something, as we have met so many beautifully kind people pretty much everywhere we have been. Especially in India and in…
Japan: first impressions
Japan has long been a country I’ve wanted to visit, I think since I read that Giles Milton book based on the first Englishman who landed here. Well, it finally happened, and the weeks have…