Day 9 - Kurashiki - 17 Dec 2016 After breakfast at JR Hotel Clement Takamatsu, we set off at about 9am plus. We drove for about 1.5 hours to our next accommodation venue at Kurashiki Kokusai Hotel. Due to the long driving and the lack of interest in the recommended visits in our itinerary i.e. Okayama Korakuen and Bizen, we concurred with the Loh's family to give them a miss. We arrived at the hotel at about 1030am. As it was too early to check in, we dropped...

Day 8 - Takamatsu - 16 Dec 2016 We had breakfast at 830am at the hotel. When we reached the entrance of the breakfast place, we were told by the staff that the place would close at 9am. In the quickest speed possible, all of us grabbed our food (buffet-styled) and did our best to finish up the food - and ensured that the kids did too - within the time frame. The staff was nice enough not to rush us though we exceeded the time slightly. We checked out of the ...

Day 7 - Matsuyama - 15 Dec 2016 We had brekkie at 730am after which, we checked out and left the hotel at about 920am. We drove about 2 hours to our first destination - Onomichi (Senkoji Park). It was a place up the mountain and its panoramic view of the mountains, sea and the ports were stunning. There is the observation platform, the Onomichi City Museum of Art and the Literature Museum which we missed. There is also the Senkoji temple. The highlight would...

Day 6 - Hiroshima - 14 Dec 2016 We had breakfast at the hotel at 8am. At about 915am, we set off for the Mazda Museum where we did a guided English tour. Shortly after we arrived, the guide led us up a coach and en route to the museum, she introduced the different facilities within the Mazda compound. Photography was strictly prohibited. About 15 minutes later, we reached the Mazda Museum. The guide showed us the history of Mazda by presenting to us its firs...

Day 5 - Hiroshima - 13 Dec 2016 It was rainy and cold today. We had breakfast at Hotel Matsumasa at about 8am and when we were all done and checked out, we set off at about 930am to our first destination of the day - Rurikoji Temple Pagoda. Not sure if it was due to the rain or the off-peak timing, there wasn't much crowd which made photographing easy. There wasn't much to do at Rurikoji and we left about 45 minutes later after we arrived. We drove to our seco...