There are quite a lot of sights to see in Hiroshima. Mitaki Dera is another great escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. We decided to check out Mitaki Shrine while Becca was working and while we waited for Ko's fam to arrive along with my folks.
Here's the rest thus far...
Part 5 - Railway Museum, cousins
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| scenes from the morning run. Probably the most disorderly scene I saw in Japan. Granted I was trespassing in some backyards... |
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| Beautiful scenes... Hiroshima sure is a great place to run. |
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| Glorious |
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| Hey! Another runner! |
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| Hiroshima Castle |
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| meanwhile, the kids were busy opening presents. |
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| Love the Japanese playgrounds... |
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| On the way to Mitaki Dera... we stopped by some sights. |
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| Peace memorial |
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| more playgrounds! |
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| Roller slides |
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| A-bomb dome from origami |
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| Check out this amazing haircut station... |
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| Tahdah! |
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| they love maps in Japan... |
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| and buddhas... |
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| After Mitaki we met up with everyone at the promenade where the Xmas lights were on display. |
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| Japanese Xmas lights are awesome. |
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| After checking out the lights, we went to dinner at Bam-san's place... which wasn't the most kid friendly. |
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| Ekiden! I was in the middle of reading "The Way of the Runner"... highly recommended book about the running culture in Japan. |
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