A special post to describe the fantastic ryokan we stayed in for one night in Miyajima. We found Ryoso Kawaguchi Ryokan on the internet, by chance while browsing Tripadvisor or any similar websites. And no offense, but we have to say that the website for this ryokan does not reflect the high quality services it provides. 1) This ryokan is very well located, 10 minutes walk from the ferry terminal, close to the main shopping street: walk on this street until yo...

Let's make an efficient and synthetic post for once! After O. goes to Nishiki market in Kyoto (see previous post), we take a Shinkansen Kodema train to Shin-Osaka. There we changed train and took a Shinkansen Hikari to Hiroshima. Shinkansen are still very impressive: right on time, very confortable and spacious. At Hiroshima station, the easiest way to go to Miyajima, which is an island facing the city, is to take JR line when you have the JR pass. It takes 25...