2024 May Japan Part 1
We arrive in Tokyo!
Our hotel was on this street.
A cute shop across the road from our hotel.
Hama-Rikyu Gardens.
Hama-Rikyu Gardens.
Hama-Rikyu Gardens.
Hama-Rikyu Gardens.
Hama-Rikyu Gardens.
Imperial Palace
Imperial Palace
Imperial Palace
ShinJuku train station.
Edo Tokyo Open Air Architecture Museum.
Edo Tokyo Open Air Architecture Museum.
Edo Tokyo Open Air Architecture Museum.
Edo Tokyo Open Air Architecture Museum.
Edo Tokyo Open Air Architecture Museum.
Edo Tokyo Open Air Architecture Museum.
Guess where we are next!
Our hotel room had traditional tatami mats
Our bus tour took us around the lakes
Our bus tour took us around the lakes
Our bus tour took us around the lakes
Our bus tour took us around the lakes
This vending machine tickled Christine’s fancy…
Train from Shin Fuji to Kyoto
DInner that night
Nijo Castle
Nijo Castle
Nijo Castle
Nijo Castle
Kinkaku-ji Temple (the Golden Pavilion)
Kinkaku-ji Temple (the Golden Pavilion)
Loved this site of the girls in kimonos.
Our walking tour of the Geisha district
Our walking tour of the Geisha district
Our walking tour of the Geisha district
Our walking tour of the Geisha district
Nara Deer Park
Nara Deer Park
Tōdai-ji Temple…
… and its Big Buddha
Fushimi Inari Shrine…
… famous for its vermilion tori gates
… famous for its vermilion tori gates
We walked to the shrine at the top.
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Fushimi Inari Shrine
We took a trip on the Sagano Romantic Railway.
The Sagano Romantic Railway.
The Sagano Romantic Railway.
The Sagano Romantic Railway.
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Togetsu-kyo Bridge
Togetsu-kyo Bridge
Lunch on the go
Walking through park in Osaka on way to our hotel…
Walking through park in Osaka on way to our hotel…
20240517_140245
Huge malls in Osaka
Huge malls in Osaka
Osaka Castle moat.
Osaka Castle moat.
Osaka Castle.
Osaka Castle.
Osaka Castle.
Osaka Castle.
Taking a local train to Himeji
Our hotel in Himeji
Our hotel in Himeji
Himeji Castle…
… also known as the White Heron Castle
Himeji Castle
Himeji Castle
Himeji Castle
Himeji Castle
Himeji Castle
Himeji Castle
Kokoen Gardens
Kokoen Gardens
Kokoen Gardens
Kokoen Gardens
20240521_130504
Hiroshima…
The A-Bomb Dome
The A-Bomb Dome
At the Peace Memorial Museum
At the Peace Memorial Museum
At the Peace Memorial Museum
Cenotaph for the A-Bomb Victims
Children’s Peace Monument
Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima Castle
Hiroshima Castle
Shukkeien Gardens
Shukkeien Gardens
Shukkeien Gardens
Shukkeien Gardens
Shukkeien Gardens
Shukkeien Gardens
Shukkeien Gardens
Shukkeien Gardens
Shukkeien Gardens
Shukkeien Gardens
20240523_192747
We visit Miyajima island
… that appears to float at high water.
… that appears to float at high water.
… as does the shrine.
Wild deer roam the island.
A pretty bridge
Catching a local train back to Hiroshima…
Then the high-speed train back to Tokyo.
A travel case and back pack each for 4 weeks
We join the Diamond Princess for 10-days
