April 1st-April 8th Kansai,Japan

[Redsun]

Just got back from Japan with some beautiful pictures and memories

My Itinerary was as follows:

Day 1:Land at Kansai Airport->Shin Osaka->Kobe->Harbourland->Chinatown->Mt Rokko

Day 2:Hiroshima Castle->A-bomb dome->Peace Memorial Park->Mt Misen->Miyajima

Day 3:Okayama Castle->Korakuen Garden->Umeda Sky Garden

Day 4:Amanohashidate

Day 5:Ginkakuji Temple->Heian Shrine->Nanzenji Temple->Kiyomizudera

Day 6:Mt Fuji(Ukai Music Forest,Kachi Kachi Ropeway,Chureito Pagoda

Day 7: Daigoji Temple->Fushimi Inari->Dotonbori

 

[Redsun]

queuing up orderly for the express train
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1st glimpse of cherry blossoms
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Kobe Harbourland
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and a ferris wheel
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Panoramic view of Kobe Harbourland
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[Redsun]

Kobe tower closeup
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these are the remains of the 95 kobe earthquake
they left it like this to let ppl see the effects of an earthquake
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[Redsun]

went to Kobe chinatown next
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they have this small crab,similar to the 1 at osaka
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Took a bus for 100+yen to the mt rokko ropeway
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went up the steep slope
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my ride to the top
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[Redsun]

pity it was a cloudy day at the top
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Luckily sky cleared up later in the day
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couple like to sit here chit chat
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[Redsun]

Interesting structure
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where u can see everything else below depending on where u look
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[Redsun]

Day 2:
Day 2:Hiroshima->A-Bomb Dome->Peace Memorial Park->Mt Misen->Miyajima

Day 2 took train to Hiroshima
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Went to the A-Bomb Dome
This was the building standing in hiroshima after the A bomb
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[Redsun]

Thats me sounding the peace bell at Peace memorial park,Hiroshima
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Cherry blossoms blooming
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Walked over to Hiroshima Castle next
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Hiroshima Castle
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Hanami viewing
a common sight in Japan right now
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[Redsun]

finally reached Miyajima after a train ride and ferry across the sea
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deers are a common sight here
1 of them ate my map........
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these ppl are digging for hum
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at high tide,many ppl go forward to touch the base and put coins for luck
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seems like this person needs a lot of luck
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[Redsun]

Since it was high tide,decided to visit mt Misen 1st
Took this extremely jerky cable car ride up
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kinda scary
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took a pic at the top
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cherry blossoms in abundance
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pagoda at itsukushima shrine
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[Redsun]

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they were very frenly and chatted with us
sensei is frm tokyo n the other 1 from kyoto
They seem to be respected very highly
even the carriage guy greeted them with head bowed
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luckily on my way down,the tide came in

watching the tide come in
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sunset coming
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these ppl took the boat to the middle of the torii gate and prayed
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[NikF601]

i like no 43...

 

[Redsun]

Thank you!Tats 1 of my faves too

 

[Redsun]

Day 3
Went to see Okayama castle on Day 3
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And then to Korakuen Garden

 

[Redsun]

Many ppl come here because of the cherry blossoms
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the whole row of trees
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Can see Okayama castle in the distance
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eat bento under the trees
but u have to find a seat 1st
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[Redsun]

At night,went to Umeda Sky Garden
This place is so cold at night coz its very high and open air
It was so cold that i couldnt feel my fingers and my nose
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shooting stars at the sky garden
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Lovers chair
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part of the view at umeda sky garden
Its actually a 360 open air view
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[Redsun]

Day 4:Amanohashidate(Bridge in the heaven)
1 of Japan's top 3 scenic sites too

This place is a bitch to go to
But its worth the trip

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[Redsun]

Some Panos at Amanohashidate
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[tyho]

It is good that you go to support their tour industry; they are really hurting.
The MFA is still recommending Singaporeans not to go to Japan and on my travel insurance it has a waiver that says they won't pay for claims if you travel anywhere where there is a travel advisory in effect.
I was supposed to be in Kobe 2 weeks ago but had to cancel when I found I would have no insurance cover.