Hiroshima

We visited Hiroshima. It's a must for everybody with the chance. We had previously visited Nagasaki so we knew a lot of information about the bombings, but it is so important to visit the affected towns. The museum is informative, moving and terrifying. I do genuinely hope that we can one day live in a world without nuclear weapons. The facts are staggering. America possesses about 3000 nuclear weapons. In some cases, one bomb can be 1000x the strength of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. That is enough to destroy countries. Barack Obama has never visited the cities, but is still conducting nuclear tests in America. For so many reasons, I urge everybody to learn the facts and strive for nuclear weapon disarmament.

Kyushu - final part: Nagasaki

Our final destination was Nagasaki. I was looking forward to visiting the peace park and museums, and just seeing what the city felt like after such tragedy. There is a cool vibe in Nagasaki: everybody seems like they are friendly and want to have a good time. But, it's not as glamourous and exciting as the guide books make it out to be. The bridge above feels like something in Europe!

Tokyo!

Making the most of a three day weekend we took our first trip to Tokyo! We finished work, met at Shin-Osaka and took the shinkansen (bullet train) straight to Tokyo. It was a pretty surreal experience: travelling in our suits straight from work and arriving in Tokyo two and a half hours later. We arrived super late to our hotel (which was surprisingly super fancy), had a drink at the bar overlooking the metropolis at night and then to bed before our day of exploration...

Osaka Museum of Housing and Living

I think this may be the best museum in Osaka purely because you can dress up in traditional clothing!