So to start our trip we left Hakuba by train and headed for Osaka:
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| We borrowed bikes from our hostel on the first day to explore the town |
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| Found an amazing market area which had lots of stalls and shrines and even a pond with lots of turtles! |
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| Osaka Aquarium |
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| Osaka at night |
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| Alan and little fella at a shrine on the walk up to Koyasan |
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| Koyasan |
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| Koyasan |
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| Monks at Koyasan |
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| Koyasan bridge |
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| Graveyard at Koyasan |
So after a couple of nights in Osaka, we headed west to Hiroshima, the location of the first atomic bomb attack during the 2nd world war. We also visited the nearby island of Miyajima.
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| Floating gateon the shores of Miyajima Island |
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| Em and Helen |
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| Miyajima |
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| Temple gardens on Miyajima |
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| Temple gardens on Miyajima |
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| Residents of Miyajima |
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| Walk up to the peak on Miyajima |
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| View from the top |
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| Emma the "animal lover" has a guest for her picnic |
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| Em trying to out smart the deer. |
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| Back in Hiroshima now, we visited the central site of the A-Bomb attach. This flame continues to burn until all of the nuclear weapons on Earth have been detroyed |
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| A-Dome. Relicts of a building from the attack. |
