Miklos & Tori's Japan Adventures
We stopped in Himeji on the way home from Iya Valley because we really wanted to see Himeji Castle.
Himeji Castle is one of the 12 original castles in Japan that was not destroyed by fire, storms, earthquakes, or bombing in WWII. In fact, get this-- bombs were dropped all over Himeji City during WWII. The city basically burned to the ground, AND a bomb was dropped directly on Himeji Castle, but fortunately it did not detonate. So, the original castle in all of its splendor, still stands. For that reason, and for its astonishing beauty, it's a HUGE tourist spot. Even with covid bringing a full halt to international tourists, the castle was still full with tourists.
Needless to say, photos do not do it justice, and we were happy to be able to check this off of our list of places to see!
Victoria Robkis
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16 Apr 2020
Himeji
September 19, 2020
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Himeji, Japan
We stopped in Himeji on the way home from Iya Valley because we really wanted to see Himeji Castle.
Himeji Castle is one of the 12 original castles in Japan that was not destroyed by fire, storms, earthquakes, or bombing in WWII. In fact, get this-- bombs were dropped all over Himeji City during WWII. The city basically burned to the ground, AND a bomb was dropped directly on Himeji Castle, but fortunately it did not detonate. So, the original castle in all of its splendor, still stands. For that reason, and for its astonishing beauty, it's a HUGE tourist spot. Even with covid bringing a full halt to international tourists, the castle was still full with tourists.
Needless to say, photos do not do it justice, and we were happy to be able to check this off of our list of places to see!
1.
The BIG Move
2.
The First Week
3.
October 1st -- The day everything happened
4.
So Many ROAD BLOCKS
5.
Cool Restaurants
6.
Move In
7.
The old, temporary apartment
8.
Tsurumai Park & Vegan Fest
9.
The day of many deliveries
10.
Being vegetarian in Japan
11.
We're going to the OLYMPICS
12.
Earthquake proof labs
13.
🎃Happy Halloween 🎃
14.
Kyoto Trip
15.
11/11 ... Pocky Day
16.
Yakitori time
17.
Westgate
18.
Peter Pladman's Visit
19.
Our Hike from Magome to Tsumago
20.
Shirakawago & Takayama
21.
Fire Ramen in Kyoto
22.
It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas
23.
Nagoya's Cultural Night
24.
🎄Merry Christmas🎄
25.
Christmas Lights
26.
Sapporo Snow Festival
27.
Day trip to Hamamatsu
28.
Tori's B-day Trip
29.
Himeji
30.
Pumpkin Painting
31.
Flavored Soy Milks
32.
Halloween
33.
Kobe
34.
Okazaki
35.
Miklos's JLPT
36.
Rock Climbing
37.
Christmas & New Years
38.
The Site of Reversible Destiny
39.
Nabana no Sato
40.
Skiing & Snowboarding
41.
Visiting Snow Monkeys in Japan
42.
Gifu University
43.
Golden Week
44.
The Sweetest Hubby
45.
Pink Moss Galore
46.
Ukai - Cormorant Fishing
47.
Inuyama
48.
Rice Fields and Sun Flowers
49.
Visiting Northern Japan (Tohoku)
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