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.

  • Ride the bullet

    Ride the bullet

    Time to board the Shinkansen, the high-speed train with speeds up to 300 km/h.

    Kokura train station

  • Way of the exploding fist

    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

  • Master of magic

    Master of magic

    A sushi overdose is unavoidable during a visit to Japan. This man prepared amazing dishes.

    Having sushi at Sushi-tei, Hiroshima

  • Epicenter

    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

  • Southbound

    Southbound

    Taking the tram in Hiroshima

  • A moment of reflection

    A moment of reflection

    Nishi Hongan-ji temple, Kyoto

  • Shogun cribs

    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

  • Easy living

    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

  • Waterfront

    Waterfront

    Takano river in Gion, Kyoto

  • Silence is golden

    Silence is golden

    Nobody will notice if I scratch off some of the gold.

    Rokuon-ji Temple in Kinkaku, Kyoto