Trains and Scenery

Im planning a train trip around this side of japan for my last few days. I wanted to see some of the interior of japan, as well as just sort of see the scenery. This is the planned trip, starting from Kyoto, and ending in Osaka for my flight home on tuesday. Should be fun! The highlights are...

• Himeji Castle, which is one of the oldest and best castles in japan. It is one of the few that hasn't been destroyed by fire, war, or earthquake, so it should be interesting.
• Hiroshima, there is a large memorial for the A-bomb stuff.
• The train ride to Matsumoto, much of which is on a "wide viewing" train. I wanted to see some of the mountains, and the interior of the country.
• Tokyo... which should be awesome. Spending a few nights there, to see the morning fish market, as well as the current imperial palace.
• The last night will be in osaka again. They have one of the largest aquariums in the world (they have a whale shark usually...), then on too the airport.

Here is the map... ill leave tomorrow or the next day.


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