Miyajima Revisited It's been over a year since my family visited me in Japan but only half a year since I posted about our time in Hiroshima and
Hiroshima and Miyajima Hiroshima was great. We stayed on the bay, bounced our way across the waves in a boat or two, and had a fancy meal up on
Back to Tokyo お台場 Jenn finished her two weeks in Japan with one last ride on the bullet train, headed back to Tokyo. We said goodbye to her at
Toudaiji and Temaki Zushi 東大寺 An hour on a train put us in Japan's first capital, Nara. It boasts the largest wooden structure in the world, Toudaiji (東大寺Great East Temple)
Kyoto Day 2 - After Inari After the shrine, Jenn, Dad and I joined back up with Mom and John to go visit a castle right in the middle of Kyoto, 二条城
Kyoto - Fushimi Inari Shrine 伏見稲荷大社 After a full day of Kyoto tourism on day one, day two found my dad, Jenn, and myself up a bit earlier than Mom and
Kyoto - The Silver Pavillion 銀閣寺 After Kiyomizu and a spot of lunch at a cute little cafe we went off to our last major tourist destination for the day. This
Pure Water Temple 清水寺 Our first day in Kyoto was hardly going to end with just one spectacular site. In fact, I'm sure as the day went on we