Thanksgiving 2022 Vacation Trip
Western Honshu November 19-27, 2022 We decided to stay in Japan for the Thanksgiving break and travel westward towards Hiroshima. On the way we spent a few hours at the beautiful Himeji Castle known as the "white heron". To even it out we planned on visiting the Okayama Castle which is black and known as the "crow castle" on the way back to Osaka. Our hotel in Hiroshima was very conveniently located on a busy street with many restaurants and shops. It also happened to be the last two days of a festival so we were able to watch our first taiko performance since moving here! There were several different groups that performed right on the street that was closed off to traffic, and directly below our window. The first day we spent a lot of time walking around the Peace Park visiting the museums and displays. It was Sunday and several large groups of school children were offering paper cranes to hang at the Children's Peace Monument. It also happened to be the las...