The guide book seemed to rate this area of Japan quite highly, referring to the ancient Kintai bridge, Iwaken castle and the Kikko park to name a few.
What they didn't mention was that you shouldn't go there in winter !
Not only was it cold ( See photos of me and Alison ), but the park fountains were not turned on, all the water features had no water and the Castle cable car was running on winter times.
It was a day out though and we did get to use our rail passes again on the Bullet train.
Iwakuni castle
So the guide books say, this castle was located further back into the mountains in ruins.
When the Japanese government decided to restore the castle, they also decided that it would be better to move it so as visitor would have a better view of Iwakuni !
Could you imagine if Stone Henge had bad views, so the government decided to shift it !
Two views from Iwakuni castle
Kintai Bridge
Me on Kintai Bridge
Do you like the gloves ?
Alison on Kintai Bridge
That bag lady is back again
On arrival back at Hiroshima we decided to try more Japanese food
This is a traditional dish made from shredded lettuce, noodles, egg, meat and soya sauce all resting on a pancake.
It actually tasted OK, not the sort of thing to crave over but probably the only dish that has taste so far.
I thought I would throw the next one in for fun.
Its a department store !
Finally, I found the lowest urinal in the world.
No more standing on tip toes !
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