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Japan | Osaka II
Day two feels like the Nagasaki weather has followed me, it’s drizzling initially so me and this Brazilian guy from the hostel head out on a 4k stroll towards Osaka castle. Sods law it absolutely starts pissing down as soon as we get there, yet despite this the queues to go inside the main castle…
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Japan | Nagasaki
I’ve arrived in Nagasaki from Kokura. A strange coincidence, Kokura was the primary target of the “fat man” atomic bomb, but due to cloud cover, Nagasaki, the alternative target was hit. The second of the disgusting and unnecessary attacks killing an combined estimated 210,000 including hundreds of American prisoners.
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Japan Day 11: Sedai to Nagoya
Slice of pizza, red bean doughnut and coffee breakfast. Why not? I’m up early and want to crack on towards the south, my host gives me another burble as I depart. I wander down to station and grab a coffee which is the same price of a chicken curry in the station. Annoying.
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Japan | Osaka
I’m sitting in a Lawson with my large black coffee. One thing I notice here is the volume of cyclists in comparison to everywhere so far. Everyone is on a bike, peddling down the little side streets and long narrow covered malls. I remember why I like this city so much, these narrow streets with…
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Japan Day 10: Matsushima & Fukuura Island
Today I wanted a break and something outdoors, so headed off to Matsushima, getting off the train at Matsushima-Kaigan station that delivers you right to the waterfront where you can book boat tours, eat seafood and as I did, wander along ad walk over the pedestrian bridge (¥200) to Fukuura Island.
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Japan Day 9: Sendai
I woke up early today, and as this is not the kind of hostel to hang out with, especially with my burbling host I went to the store next door and hot myself a couple of pastries and a coffee. I’d picked out a couple of places to check out and decided to save some…