Because it was low tide, we could walk out to the Torii gate. The four "legs" were made from massive tree trunks, and between the barnacles were lots of coins people had put their for luck (or probably to extend their lives...). The beach was full of seaweed and pippis that people were collecting, I guess for their dinner. Eww.
And the deer on the island! They were everywhere, being friendly and wanting food. One cheeky deer stole my paper map and ate it :-(
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. This was the main event of Hiroshima. The Museum was so interesting and awful and mind-blowing. It is still incomprehensible to imagine what Hiroshima was like at the time of the bomb, even after seeing all the photos and written accounts from people that were there and lived through it.
What I did like was the paper crane memorial, inspired by/dedicated to Sadako. I've read that book to kids so many times. The glass cabinets full of paper cranes and origami creations were beautiful.
Sake brewery, Kobe. This brewery was a museum and shop with sake tasting. The museum was really well done, with life-size displays showing the process of how sake was made years ago. I was surprised at how many different varieties of sake there are, some of it was quite nice!
Shinsaibashi Mall, Osaka. This was the crazy Japanese shopping scene I had been expecting! We weren't there long, but it was so much fun just to be there looking at everything! I don't know how far the mall went because I ran out of time to go the whole length, but the shops were so interesting, and the people watching was just as interesting. The fashion and hairstyles were great!
Hikone Castle. This castle was one of our last tourist stops so we took a group photo. They were a really nice bunch of people to travel with, and Naomi, our guide, was fantastic. The funny thing about this photo is the beautiful blue sky. 10 minutes after this photo was taken it was snowing on us! Nice!
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