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worth · 07-11-2009, 11:37 AM

The gates at Fushimi Inari shine.

4km to the top. Here we go.

Each Torii is inscribed. They are donated by businesses, so I can only guess they are inscribed with the business name. People worship the nari for wealth, so that's why businesses have placed them here.

One of the many many shrines along the way.

Now i'm in Nara. The Banff of Japan.

Gate guardians for the Tōdai-ji Temple. These guys were wicked awesome.

The largest wooden building in the world. Trust me, this thing is MASSIVE. I was blown away. And it is only 2/3 the side of the original.

Big Buddah inside

This dude was hanging out front.

The sushi in 7-11. Amazing. I want it now. I wonder if on 7/11 day in Japan they have free sushi. You know what...I didn't even notice if they have slurpees in Japan...I just know you can buy beer and sake there and sushi. I was in heaven.

Beer/sake vending machine! Yaaaa!

Lunch.
Sushi, Sake, Afternoon Tea (lemon), Kirin beer (Brewed for Good Times).

Osaka! I was here for about 1.5 hours. Basically just to say I was there, and because I missed my train.

A cool building. The Arc de Triomphe of Osaka.

SHINKANSEN!!!

These dudes rush on the Shinkansen as soon as it gets to the station and clean like mad, then jump off so passengers can get on. All of this takes place in like 3 minutes. This is the longest amount of time anyone has ever seen a Shinkansen train sit still.

Hiroshima!

Japanese garden in Hiroshima

Caption:

Shukkeien (Approx. 1.22-1.46km from the hypocenter)

This garden was designed in 1620 by Soko Ueda, a principle retainer of Lord Asano of Hiroshima, as a villa for his lord. The garden, lovingly referred to as "Sentel" by the people of Hiroshima before the war, was completely leveled as a result of the first atomic bombing in history. A large number of survivors took refuge here immediatley following the bombing, but died before receiving medical care. Their remains were interred within the garden.

Rebuilt castle

View from teh castle

Caption:

Underground communication room (700m from the hypocenter)

In and around Hiroshima Castle were a number of military facilities including the partially underground strategic command control rooms and the communication room of the Chugoku Regional Military Headquarters. In the communication room, soldiers were assisted by Hijiyama Girl's High School students mobilized for the war effort. The atomic bomb destroyed telephone and telegraph lines, but the students, using the barley intact military phone system, managed to relay news of Hiroshima's destruction. Theirs seems to have been the first report of Hiroshima's suffering.

07-11-2009, 11:37 AM	#38
worth Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Vancouver Exp:	The gates at Fushimi Inari shine. 4km to the top. Here we go. Each Torii is inscribed. They are donated by businesses, so I can only guess they are inscribed with the business name. People worship the nari for wealth, so that's why businesses have placed them here. One of the many many shrines along the way. Now i'm in Nara. The Banff of Japan. Gate guardians for the Tōdai-ji Temple. These guys were wicked awesome. The largest wooden building in the world. Trust me, this thing is MASSIVE. I was blown away. And it is only 2/3 the side of the original. Big Buddah inside This dude was hanging out front. The sushi in 7-11. Amazing. I want it now. I wonder if on 7/11 day in Japan they have free sushi. You know what...I didn't even notice if they have slurpees in Japan...I just know you can buy beer and sake there and sushi. I was in heaven. Beer/sake vending machine! Yaaaa! Lunch. Sushi, Sake, Afternoon Tea (lemon), Kirin beer (Brewed for Good Times). Osaka! I was here for about 1.5 hours. Basically just to say I was there, and because I missed my train. A cool building. The Arc de Triomphe of Osaka. SHINKANSEN!!! These dudes rush on the Shinkansen as soon as it gets to the station and clean like mad, then jump off so passengers can get on. All of this takes place in like 3 minutes. This is the longest amount of time anyone has ever seen a Shinkansen train sit still. Hiroshima! Japanese garden in Hiroshima Caption: Shukkeien (Approx. 1.22-1.46km from the hypocenter) This garden was designed in 1620 by Soko Ueda, a principle retainer of Lord Asano of Hiroshima, as a villa for his lord. The garden, lovingly referred to as "Sentel" by the people of Hiroshima before the war, was completely leveled as a result of the first atomic bombing in history. A large number of survivors took refuge here immediatley following the bombing, but died before receiving medical care. Their remains were interred within the garden. Rebuilt castle View from teh castle Caption: Underground communication room (700m from the hypocenter) In and around Hiroshima Castle were a number of military facilities including the partially underground strategic command control rooms and the communication room of the Chugoku Regional Military Headquarters. In the communication room, soldiers were assisted by Hijiyama Girl's High School students mobilized for the war effort. The atomic bomb destroyed telephone and telegraph lines, but the students, using the barley intact military phone system, managed to relay news of Hiroshima's destruction. Theirs seems to have been the first report of Hiroshima's suffering.