Shimanami

Konnichiwa Again, Japan

On Friday, I left magical Japan after three weeks there with my sister, Laura.  I’ve written a lot about Japan during previous visits, and this trip was re-visiting a lot of what I loved. https://kimmie53.com/category/japan/  So I decided to write a single post with a few captioned photos. Like a lazy writer writing for lazy readers. Good for everyone.

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Bunnies, Bikes and Bodhisattvas on Japan’s Inland Islands

Onomichi is so much fun. In addition to having its own set of charms, it is a staging point for nearby places with other charms. One of them is the Shimanami Kaido cycling course. Visitors, including serious cyclists, come from all over the world to ride the 50-mile course from Onomichi across six incredible inland islands. Most do it in a day and so did we. Except, er, we did 15 miles on one island. But they were great ones!

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