Japan - In Shinkansen we trust
Across the country from west to east, visiting Shimonoseki, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Osaka, Kyoto and Takayama before finally arriving in Tokyo.
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Ride the bullet
Time to board the Shinkansen, the high-speed train with speeds up to 300 km/h.
Kokura train station
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Way of the exploding fist
Miyajima has been worshiped as a divine island since ancient times. A shrine was built on the seashore in 593 AD, obeying the tide.
Torii gate at Miyajima island
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Master of magic
A sushi overdose is unavoidable during a visit to Japan. This man prepared amazing dishes.
Having sushi at Sushi-tei, Hiroshima
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Epicenter
The exhibition building with a beautiful green dome was completed in 1915. But in 1945, the first nuclear bomb to be used against mankind detonated above it.
Genbaku Dome, Hiroshima
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Southbound
Taking the tram in Hiroshima
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A moment of reflection
Nishi Hongan-ji temple, Kyoto
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Shogun cribs
The construction of the castle was completed in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the infamous founder of the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan for 300 years.
Nijo castle in Kyoto
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Easy living
Staying at a traditional ryokan means wearing tiny yukata robes and sleeping on futons upon the hard tatami mats. Lucky me.
Staying at a ryokan in Kyoto
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Waterfront
Takano river in Gion, Kyoto
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Silence is golden
Nobody will notice if I scratch off some of the gold.
Rokuon-ji Temple in Kinkaku, Kyoto