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Japan 2018

Japan 2018

Japan 2018
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Japan
16 March 2018 at 7:00 am

We returned to Japan in 5-15 March 2018, and started from Osaka, then south to Kyushu visiting Nagasaki, ending with a day trip to Himeji.

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Day 3: Osaka to Nagasaki

Day 3: Osaka to Nagasaki

Japan 2018
Japan
Richmond Hotel
8 March 2018 at 4:00 pm

Today is a rainy day, which is perfect for travelling from Osaka to Nagasaki. We arrived at 3pm and checked in to the Richmond Hotel.

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Day 4: Nagasaki (Dejima Harbour)

Day 4: Nagasaki (Dejima Harbour)

Japan 2018
Japan
Dejima Harbour
9 March 2018 at 12:00 pm

We walked through the Nagasaki Seaside Park. This offers views of Dejima Harbour and incoming boats, plus open space.

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Day 4: Nagasaki (Atomic Bomb Hypocentre)

Day 4: Nagasaki (Atomic Bomb Hypocentre)

Japan 2018
Japan
Atomic Bomb Hypocentre
9 March 2018 at 2:00 pm

The Atomic Bomb Hypocentre has concentric circles marked around it like a bullseye target, next to the nearby remains of the Urakami church.

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Day 4: Nagasaki Peace Museum

Day 4: Nagasaki Peace Museum

Japan 2018
Japan
Nagasaki Peace Museum
9 March 2018 at 3:00 pm

We also visited the Nagasaki Peace Museum, which was similar to the one in Hiroshima but on a smaller scale.

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Day 4: Nagasaki Peace Park

Day 4: Nagasaki Peace Park

Japan 2018
Japan
Nagasaki Peace Park
9 March 2018 at 1:00 pm

Nagasaki Peace Park is built on a low hill to the north of the hypocentre of the atomic bomb blast, and features the Peace Sculpture.

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Day 5: Nagasaki (Dejima)

Day 5: Nagasaki (Dejima)

Japan 2018
Japan
Dejima
10 March 2018 at 1:00 pm

Dejima was used to quarantine foreign traders (Portuguese, then Dutch) during the Edo period of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

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Day 5: Nagasaki (Dutch Slope)

Day 5: Nagasaki (Dutch Slope)

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Japan
Dutch Slope
10 March 2018 at 10:00 am

The strangely named "Dutch Slope" is a sloping road leading up to a hill where there are historical Western style houses.

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Day 5: Nagasaki (Glover Garden)

Day 5: Nagasaki (Glover Garden)

Japan 2018
Japan
Glover Garden
10 March 2018 at 8:00 am

Glover Garden is situated on the southern slope of the Minamiyamate hillside and offers a superb and extensive view of Nagasaki Harbour.

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Day 5: Nagasaki (historic quarter)

Day 5: Nagasaki (historic quarter)

Japan 2018
Japan
Nagasaki Historic Quarter
10 March 2018 at 11:00 am

We also explored various places around the Nagasaki historic quarter including Oura Machi and Minami Yamate-Machi.

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Day 5: Nagasaki (Shianbashi)

Day 5: Nagasaki (Shianbashi)

Japan 2018
Japan
Shianbashi
10 March 2018 at 6:00 pm

Shianbashi is Nagasaki's nightlife area (and former red light district). At night, it comes alive with little restaurants and snack bars.

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Day 5: Nagasaki (Spectacles Bridge)

Day 5: Nagasaki (Spectacles Bridge)

Japan 2018
Japan
Spectacles Bridge
10 March 2018 at 2:00 pm

Spectacles Bridge is Japan's first Chinese-style stone bridge and one of Japan's Top 3 most well known bridges.

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Day 5: Nagasaki (Teramachi)

Day 5: Nagasaki (Teramachi)

Japan 2018
Japan
Teramachi
10 March 2018 at 4:00 pm

In the late afternoon, we caught a streetcar to Suwajinjamae and crossed the Nakashima River to visit Teramachi. The name literally means "Temple town" and it is a street full of ... temples. Each temple is different, and the experience visiting all of them is almost overwhelming.

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Day 6: Nagasaki to Huis Ten Bosch

Day 6: Nagasaki to Huis Ten Bosch

Japan 2018
Japan
Nagasaki Station
11 March 2018 at 6:00 am

Today we are travelling on the Seaside Liner from Nagasaki to Huis Ten Bosch. Took a few photos at Nagasaki Station.

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