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A trip starting on July 24, 2007, travelling to Hiroshima, Miyajima cho, Hatsukaich, …
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Location:
Hiroshima, Osaka...
Day:
Fri 07/27/07 (day 4) to Thu 07/26/07 (day 3)
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Thu 07/26/07 (day 3) - Hiroshima

In 59 trips

Hiroshima Big Wave

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This enormous sports complex holds an olympic-size swimming pool and diving well, open to the public between the …
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1-8-3 Ushitashin-machi
Hiroshima, 34 732-0068
Japan
+81 82 222 1862
Thu Jul 26 12:00am
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Hiroshima City Tourist Association - Peace Memorial Park

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English-speaking staff provide travel and tour information on the Park, the city and the surrounding area. Leaflets …
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1-1 Nakajima-cho
Hiroshima, 34 730-0811
Japan
+81 82 242 7798
Thu Jul 26 12:00am
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Fri 07/27/07 (day 4) - Miyajima Cho

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Miyajima

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Ten minutes by ferry from Miyajima-guchi tram stop and JR station, Miyajima is rated one of three most scenic places …
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Miyajima-cho
Miyajima cho, 34 739-0500
Japan
+81 829 44 2011
Fri Jul 27 12:00am
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Sat 07/28/07 (day 5) - Hiroshima

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A-Bomb Dome

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In 1945, the A-Bomb Dome was a government building in the bustling neighborhood of Sarugaku-cho. A nearby photo disp …
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1-2 Nakajimama-cho
Hiroshima, 34 730-0811
Japan
+81 82 242 7798
Sat Jul 28 12:00am
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Mon 07/30/07 (day 7) - Hiroshima

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Hagiyaki Koubou Hanabusa

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Although you may want to consider taking children here, the participants at this do-it-yourself pottery place …
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広島市安佐北区可部8丁目13-7
Hiroshima, 34 731-0221
Japan
+81 82 810 0077
Mon Jul 30 12:00am
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Unscheduled - Hatsukaich

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Itsukushima Shrine

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Much of Hiroshima has been reconstructed since the 1945 atomic bombing; few buildings of historical and/or cultural …
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Miyajima-cho
Hatsukaich, 34 739-0500
Japan
+81 829 44 2020
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Unscheduled - Hiroshima

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Hiroshima "Carp" Castle

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What "Carp Castle" lacks in grandeur or historical authenticity--the original castle was destroyed by the bomb--it m …
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21-1 Motomachi
Hiroshima, 34 730-0011
Japan
+81 82 221 7512
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Peace Memorial Park

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Hiroshima has declared itself an international city of peace, and Peace Memorial Park symbolizes its commitment to a …
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Nakajima-cho
Hiroshima, 34 730-0811
Japan
+81 82 242 7798
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Motomachi Waterfront

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The Motomachi Waterfront is another of Hiroshima's riverside promenades, and makes a convenient thoroughfare between …
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Motomachi
Hiroshima, 34 730-0011
Japan
+81 (0)82 247 6738 (Hiroshima Tourist Association)
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Hiroshima City Forestry Park

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This park is home to West Japan's first insectarium. A great place to relax and enjoy nature for a day, by yourself, …
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173 Aza Fujigamaru
Hiroshima, 34 732-0036
Japan
+81 82 899 8241
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Aquahouse Yu no Yama

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Aquahouse in Yuki Town is a great escape out of the city for a few hours of relaxation and refreshment in the …
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443 Wada, Yuki-cho
Hiroshima, Japan
+81 (0)829-83-1198
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Hijiyama Park

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The southern section of this mountainous park provides solitude, pleasant viewpoints, cool green forest, and sudden …
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Hijiyama Koen
Hiroshima, 34 732-0815
Japan
+81 82 244 6156
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Unscheduled - Osaka

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Osaka Castle Park

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The sprawling park surrounding Osaka Castle actually sees far more visitors than the actual castle itself. It is eas …
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1-1 Osakajo
Osaka, 27 540-0002
Japan
+81 6 345 2189
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Hep Five Ferris Wheel

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Building a Ferris wheel into the upper floors of a shopping mall in the middle of an enormous city was a bold and br …
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Hep Five Ferris Wheel
5-15 Kakuda-cho
Osaka, 27 530-0017
Japan
+81 6 6313 0501
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Tempozan Gallery

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A gallery located in the middle of a popular shopping mall in a tourist district of the city may raise the eyebrows …
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Tempozan Gallery
1-1-10 Kaigan-dori
Osaka, 27 552-0022
Japan
+81 6 6576 5621
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Unscheduled - Himeji

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Himeji-jo

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Himeji-jo is the finest surviving example of early 17th-century Japanese castle architecture, comprising 83 building …
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Himeji-jo
Himeji, 28, Japan
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Unscheduled - Kyoto

In 195 trips

Funaoka Onsen

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Soak in the atmosphere at recently refurbished Funaoka Onsen (actually a public bathhouse rather than a hot spring). …
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82-1 Minami-Funaoka-chō, Murosaki no Minami
Kyoto, 26 603-8225
Japan
+81 75 441 3735
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pidgiehopper (View pidgiehopper's trips)
1st trip to Japan, traveling with 11 and 14 year olds, any insparations or suggestions? Flying in to Osaka, staying several days in Hiroshima, looking for active outdoors events, a feel for JAPAN not just tourist sites.
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