The Bald Traveler Review Hiroshima castle was originally built in the late 1500’s by the local Daimyo (Lord) of Hiroshima. It was destroyed on August 8th 1945 by the Atomic bomb drop and was rebuilt …
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Category: Japan
Hotel Gracery in Shinjuku, The Godzilla Hotel
The Bald Traveler Review: Deep in the heart of Shinjuku is the home of Godzilla. You can see him as you exit Shinjuku if you choose the right exit (Hint it’s #7). He is nesting …
Continue readingHiroshima Peace Park
The Bald Traveler Review: The peace park is located just south of the Aioi bridge and is adjacent to the museum and the atomic bomb dome. The park consists of multiple memorials including the Cenotaph …
Continue readingHachiko Statue – Shibuya Station
The Bald Traveler Rating: Outside one of the busiest train stations in Tokyo close to the equally busy Shibuya crossing is a bronze statue of a dog that everyone is taking pictures of. Hachiko was …
Continue readingGodzilla Statue – Shinjuku
The Bald Traveler Review: The Godzilla statue is located at the Hotel Gracery in Shinjuku. The Godzilla statue sits on a balcony on the 8th floor of the hotel and is visible from the street. …
Continue readingJapan Travel Log Day 20
Travel Day 20, Tokyo – Phoenix, 4/10/2019 Today was bitter sweet as Sue and I finished packing up and left the hotel around 11:30 AM. The Moxy was a good hotel for us at the …
Continue readingToda-Ji Temple
The Bald Traveler Rating: Toda-Ji temple is located near Nara Park and houses the largest Bronze Buddha in Japan. The temple complex includes a series of shrines and temples as is common in Japanese temples/shrines …
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Travel Day 19, Tokyo, 4/9/2019 This was our last full day in Tokyo. We didn’t want to leave but we have lives so we started to pack up. Jonathan informed us that he extended his …
Continue readingAtomic Bomb Dome
The Bald Traveler Review: The Atomic Bomb Dome is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located close to the Aioi Bridge which was the target of the first atomic bomb drop. The Aioi bridge is a …
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Travel Day 18, Tokyo, 4/5/2019 Sue was feeling better today but she didn’t want to spend to much time away from the hotel not quite trusting my ability to get Imodium in Japan. So we …
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