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 Miyajima
[https://blog.novaugust.net/
japan journey
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 the twenty second story of a hotel
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 our fancy hotel on a man-made
island
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), and is also
famous for
Kyoto Day 2 - After Inari
After the shrine [https://blog.novaugust.net/kyoto-fushimi-inari-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 (ni-jyou-jyou, '