Meet My Bike...

Kore wa watashi no jitensha desu, this is my bike. Jitensha means bicycle. I got this bike from a friend who was going back to Indonesia. Well, if you can get one for free, why buy? :). Just remember that you have to register your bicycle at the Town Hall Office. This pic was taken in the autumn last year at the Kagamiyama Koen/Park, Saijo's main recreational park. The maple trees were already red.
I loved taking pictures during in the nearly-dark afternoon where few people came to the park.
This will be my first photo for Kagamiyama Koeng photos set. Care for a ride?
Happy weekend everybody.

Iwakuni Sayounara photos...

We've gone too far from Saijo through my postings today ;)). Nevertheless I did refresh my mind of this place.
Should you interested to go there too, Iwakuni Station on the Sanyo Main Line is about 45 minutes from Hiroshima Station, and is in the center of the city. From Saijo Station to Hiroshima Station, it takes 30-45 minutes by train depends on the train, regular or rapid.
I prefer going there by bus. Do the share with friends to rent a mini bus for a day. It just costs you about 4000 Yen and is worth it. There are some interesting place to see during the way to Iwakuni, why not stop and see what's there?

by the river...

Try to see the river along using one of these boats. This was taken on right side of the bridge end before entering Kikko Park. I forgot to tell you earlier that we have to pay for some amount of money at the locket (I think it's 500 Yen).
In the summertime on the Nishiki river, we can see traditional cormorant fishing where the fishrmen wear traditional clothing such as the noble’s headgear called “kazaore eboshi”, aprons, straw skirts, and straw sandles, perform this over 300 year old fishing technique. The fishermen control the cormorant, making them catch a fish, which is then retrieved from the cormorant’s mouth by the fisherman.

Wandering Miyajima

He's waiting for the passengers who want to take a ride in a rickshaw for sightseeing around Miyajima.
When you are in there, don't forget to take a ride on this rickshaw. The ricksahw has several names, among them are Jinrikisha and Shafu. For Miyajima information, you can visit this link

Welcome to Miyajima, Hiroshima.

When is the perfect time to visit Miyajima? Come during autumn, where all the momiji or maple trees become red.
Last year, together with friends, we visited Miyajima. How do we get there?
From Saijo Eki or Saijo Station, buy a ticket to Miyajima at the counter for about 1100 Yen. The ticket includes train cost to Hiroshima port and ferry to Miyajima.
This was taken on one of the JR Miyajima Ferries which serves the route between Hiroshima and Miyajima (Itsukushima). The trip takes about ten minutes. There is an hourly express passenger ferry to Hiroshima harbour. Itsukushima (厳島) is an island in the Inland Sea of Japan. Itsukushima is part of the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture. It is popularly known as Miyajima (宮島), the Shrine Island. Itsukushima is famous for the Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Miyajima's maple trees are renowned throughout Japan, and blanket the island in crimson in the autumn which attracts both local people and foreigners.
Omoshiroi desu ne....

Next Stop: Genbaku Dome

...Sugiwa, Genbaku Dome mae desu :)

It's been months I hadn't visited Hiroshima city.
Last week I finally went there to find some omiyage or souvenirs for a friend and of course to take some photos.
Spring wasn't showing its beauty yet,
so I went to the Hiroshima Memorial Park again for the third time.
From the terminal, in front of Hiroshima Eki (station), take trem no. 2 or 6 to go to the park.
The first corner after the trems terminal is the best spot to capture those trems.
There, often we see various kinds of old and new trems meet, which is interesting.

This is a collage of trems in Hiroshima city taken from different spot. The newest trem is Greenmover Max. And the oldest one is? Perhaps that yellow-brown one.