Just a sampling. I really enjoyed taking day trips for a few different cities!
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Kuromon Market Nicknames Osaka's Kitchen |
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Street Food! |
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Conveyer Belt Sushi |
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Okonomiyaki Osaka's soul food, a savory egg, pork, and cabbage pancake
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Looking at the A-Bomb Museum |
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Street Car in Hiroshima |
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Ramen in Kyoto |
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Trying to navigate around Kyoto on the local city bus |
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City bus view in Kyoto |
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Map of the Golden Pavilion |
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Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto |
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Bullet Train to Hiroshima |
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That's all that's left... |
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Multiple restoration projects have been done to support the structure that remains |
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Children's Memorial |
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Cenotaph |
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Getting ready to walk up what seemed like 1,000 steps to get to the cable car |
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View of Kobe, Japan |
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Ana and I splurged and got Kobe beef while in Kobe, Japan |
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2,500 for 80 g (about $25) |
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Shopping Street near Sannomiya Station |
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The trains were VERY clean and QUIET |
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Students and staculty frineds at Motomachi (downtown) Kobe |
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Just waiting on the steps for my photo op |
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Fushimi Inari Shrine |
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Anyone know what the Japanese characters say? |
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The sweet attendant insisted on the picture...with the peace sign, my favorite! |
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Trying my best to lead our group through the JR train system on Day 1 |
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Wearing masks due to an outbreak of the flu in Japan |
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The entire restaurant was the size of my bedroom (kitchen, dining area, and bathroom included!) |
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The cutest Japanese couple owned this teeny tiny restaurant with the best curry! |
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McDonald's for ice cream! |
XO Kayla
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