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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Hiroshima 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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Continue readingNezu Shrine
The Bald Traveler Rating: Nezu shrine is a Shinto shrine located off a main street in Uneo, Tokyo. The shrine has a series of paths lined with Torii gates and Azalea’s. While the gates are …
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Travel Day 17, Tokyo, 4/7/2019 Sue was still not feeling well today so we did not do alot. I did get Sue to venture out in search of a Chiropractor as her back was hurting …
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Torii literally translates into Bird House in English. Torii gates are used to mark the entrances to Shinto Shrines. They usually mark the entrances to the shrine grounds and also the actual shrine itself. Torii …
Continue readingAsakusa Shrine / Senso-Ji
The Bald Traveler Review: Asakusa shrine is one of the most visited shrines in Japan. Located in the heart of Tokyo it is almost always busy. It has a lot of shopping in the shrine …
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