The End

Well, we're done traveling for the time being. Thanks for following along with us! Please check back in a few years for updates on our next destinations such as South America and Africa.

Tokyo

View from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building:


Tsukiji Fish Market:




Future car:


Sushi:


Shibuya:




Sumo:






Area by Sensoji Temple:












Vending machine for ordering food:

Himeji

In Himeji, we enjoyed a couple of hours in the town, exploring the area around the castle, and the main shopping street - Otemae Dori.

Himeji Castle:








Views from around Himeji::

Hiroshima

In Hiroshima, we toured the beautiful Peace Memorial Park and adjoining Peace Memorial Museum. The park itself contains many smaller memorials and monuments with the actual museum building on one far end of the park, and the A-Bomb Dome located on just the opposite end. The whole park area is wonderfully maintained, and is tastefully designed to be a very pleasant park despite the inherently heavy setting. Although touring the inside of the memorial museum was a very sobering process, it was a completely worthwhile experience and we were glad to have done it. The outside of the park was the perfect setting to decompress and just enjoy the our time there and reflect on the history of this remarkable location.

Peace Memorial Park & Museum:

Kobe

Kobe is a great little city filled with historical sights such as the Kitano district, but the highlight of our stop there was the Wagyu beef we had for one meal. World renowned for its flavor and tenderness, the steak lived up to all of our expectations!

Ikuta Shrine:




Street Scenes:




Kitano Ijinkan Foreign Residence District:






Yummy Kobe Steak:

Osaka

In Osaka, we had time for one touristy event and a quick meal before heading on to our next destination in Japan.

Umeda Sky Building:




Front garden area:


Escalator to the upper floors:


Views:






"O" is for Osaka:


Foods: