Hiking

Today we went hiking. First we went up a mountain, and we got to what we thought was theย  top. There was an amazing view from up there. About five minutes we checked on the internet and realised we weren’t at the top. Then…

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Today we went on a hike. It was big. After the hike we went on a train that went up a mountain. Then we went down a little bit. thatโ€™s me.        

Day 32: Into the Great Wide Open!

Today was one of my favourite days of the trip so far. Derek planned a great hike at Daimonji about 500m up part of the mountain. The bonus about hiking up is that you leave the crowds behind. There were 2 tops to this…

Day 31: Day Trip from Kyoto to Arashiyama

I started off this morning reading this article entitled “The next trend in traveling… DON’T!” https://brightthemag.com/the-next-trend-in-travel-is-dont-226d4aba17f6?gi=d719013f6967 That was a bit eye opening – the author argues that we all need to stop traveling because the crowds are causing serious damage to the environment. As…

Mazda

Today we went to a Mazda factory. We saw big robots put the cars together. After we went to the memorial for the victims of the nuclear bomb in Hiroshima. Then we went to a castle that was rebuilt and turned into a museum….

Mazda plant

Today we went to a Mazda plant to see how cars were made, and we went to a nuclear bomb site in Hiroshima.ย  First we went to the Mazda plant. In the entrance there were some cars that you could go inside. That was…

Mazda

today we went to a car factory. This is one of the cars.it ย is old. ย Mazda is a type of car. They build theyโ€™re cars by putting ย the ferst set of parts on a conveyor belt ย that moves really slow and theyโ€™ ll put…

Day 30: Day Trip from Kyoto to Hiroshima

Today we went for a tour of the Mazda plant in Hiroshima. It’s a free tour of the Mazda museum and the assembly plant. It was great and very different from all of the temples and shrines we’ve seen so far. Directions if you…

Day 29: The Great Outdoors

“There is the hidden presence of others within us, even those we have known briefly. We contain them for the rest of our lives, at every border that we cross.” Michael Ondaatje Today we went for a fantastic hike from Kibune to Karama. The…

Hike

Today we went for a hike. To get there we took a train and a bus. On the way I saw lots of rice fields. When we got there first we went to a restaurant that wasย  over a river. On the hike I…