You've all heard about it; we've tested it! The reputation of japanese toilets is true in the end: very modern, efficient and pleasant to use. You can find many different kinds of toilets everywhere in Japan, from the basic to the more complex ones. But all of them have one incredibly convenient feature: warm seat! So obvious when you've tested it that you wonder why this does not exist worldwide... Considering the other options you have, the ...

Destination of the day: Hiroshima. From Kumamoto, we took a Ltd. Express to Hakata, and then a Shinkansen Hikari Railstar to Hiroshima station. Contrary to what was forecast, the weather was not so bad! It was not raining at all, but just a grey sky. We walked to our hostel, K's House Hiroshima, by following the tram line. This place was much smaller than the one in Kyoto, and thus it felt more friendly and human. After checking in, we stopped at a Udon res...