In april my husband and I went to Japan. The first time that I traveled this far, but it was worth it.
This is the sequel to my first posted about, Osaka, Kyoto, Okoyama en Himeji. It’s a little inside of the lovely time I had.
I loved traveling with the train. The Japanese rail pass made it so easy and the punctuality of the train is remarkable. (In the Netherlands theirs always a reason why it late)
The next stop was Hiroshima. We first went to a little island Miyajima. The ferry can be traveled with the japanese rail pass. It’s know for the itsukushima shrine. It’s really a thing to do, I recommend to take the walk or the ferry to the top. We did take the ferry to go up and did walk the rest to the top and walk the other side down. It’s really pretty. The only thing I didn’t like was meeting the deadly snake! But the snake was just as scared as me… lucky
We also went to Hiroshima. We went to the museum. It was horrible to see the history. But I think it important to know what happens with the nuclear bomb and the impact it had. Was no fun experience, but the museum does tell you the story with no languages barriers.
Dear @Justemeline Thanks for sharing Your Great Traveling trip to Hiroshima, Deep Japan- photos with us into the Local Guides… The photos are very very clear vision with colourful sceneries. I really appreciate Your Dutyfulness and performance in this Field. Please always Go Forward in different themes.
@Justemeline Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I really need to visit Miyajima and hike to the top. Here is fun fact abou it : it is one of the best three scenic spots in Japan. The other two are Matsushima and Amanohashidate.
About your photos, can you try to rotate them using other programs before uploading them to Connect? I’m not sure this woudl help. But at least you can try first.
This is my favorite prefecture in Japan, @Justemeline . I lived there for a year and it was an unforgettable experience. A small island Miyajima is amazing and the wild deer on the island, that have become accustomed to people can make your stay there great. Here are some of mine photos I hope you will like them.
Culture shock in Japan is common, @Justemeline . Culture shock and travel in Japan often go hand in hand. What was the most strange thing for you there? Culture shock in Japan can be experienced in many different ways - maybe the first one for me was that people wearing surgical masks. But few weeks later understood that there is a valid health reason, either for the person wearing the mask, or everyone else around them. So I also started to use them.
@Ivi_Ge surgical masks are indeed special, I was impressed how hyginic Japan was.
But what surprised me the most is how polite Japanese people are. Even in the crowed of the big city, you almost never bump in to someone. And people speak with low volume to each other. When we were looking like we were lost, people came to us and help us finding our way.
Yes, you are totally right @Justemeline . Japanese are more than polite and this make you feel happy. At the university one professor told me that for the Japanese, the country and family are considered more important than self. They have been taught from a young age that they need to be responsible members of their families and their country, and serve others’ needs before their own.
I hope you will like them.
