A great spot to get a beautiful view of Hiroshima and to make a crane to leave behind.
Hiroshima Orizuru Tower
Category: japan
Atomic Bomb Dome and Peace Park walking tour
Hearing and sharing the stories of others helps us understand the past and work towards a better future.
広島風お好み焼き Hiroshima style okonomiyaki at Hiroshima station
Exhausted and starving, having missed regular lunch hours we headed off to find Hiroshima style okonomiyaki in Hiroshima Station for lunch.
Toyoko-inn #145
A budget friendly hotel chain we stayed at in Hiroshima.
Getting around Hiroshima
Ferries, trams, buses and trains oh my! So many ways to get around Hiroshima.
Kawaii Monster Cafe かわいいモンスターカフェ
The Kawaii Monster Cafe is a popular restaurant in Harajuku. We tried to go for lunch but the line continued to the stairs so we decided to go for dinner and there happened to be no line. The restaurant likes to pair creepy with cute and depending on the day and time— sexy. Like Alice's [...]
Cookie Time Cookie Bar
Cookie time is a shop that specializes in...cookies. It's in the name. They're originally from New Zealand and have been branching out to share their cookies. They deliver cookies all over the world but only currently have two cookie bars, one in Harajuku, the other in Queenstown. My friend and I ended up going for [...]
Chiles Mexican Grill
Chiles Mexican Grill is a small shop in Harajuku off the busyness of Takeshita street. They offer a variety of Mexican food like burritos, fajitas, quesadillas, tacos, burrito bowls and nachos. The staff speaks Spanish, English, and Japanese. I mostly just wanted guacamole and horchata so I scoured the menu for anything that would come with [...]
Ayam-ya 鳥そば
On a very rainy evening I met a friend for dinner at Ayam-ya. Ayam-ya is a Halal certified ramen restaurant. They offer several different types of ramen made with chicken with chicken meat and chicken broth. There are two floors for seating, the majority of which is upstairs. You order your food via a machine [...]
Sailor Moon Store
Japan is the home of some amazing pop-up shops and cafes. Some of them are insane, with reservation only that if you're not fast enough you'll never get the chance to try before they close. Which makes the permanent Sailor Moon store less stressful. Located in the half basement of Laforet in Harajuku are two [...]