TOBY’s JAPAN BLOG: 02/17/19

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Tip # 22. Hiroshima: Ring the Peace Bell at the Chidren's Peace Memorial

When you visit the Peace Park, have lunch at Okinomyaki Nobumoto, just across the Ota river. Cross at Heiwa Odori Bridge...
Meet Nobumoto-san, an extraordinary woman...
Enjoy the best Okinomyaki I've ever had.
Hiroshima style okinomiyaki is öishi, (delicious) and you'll discover it's interesting history.
Don't miss this special Hiroshima experience!

Here are the directions.

Copy this Google Plus Code (like GPS coordinates) and paste onto Google Maps.
9CVX+5C Hiroshima

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okonomiyaki

Lost in Japan

In Japan, getting lost became for me a heart warming part of the journey. Its people are quite generous with their time and in short order I grew more comfortable asking for assistance. Don’t be surprised if someone stops where they’re going to walk you to where you need to go even if it takes them way out of their way. Once, an 80 year old man noticed I'd lost track memorizing the 5 turns required to be on my way. So he got off his train with me to walk me down my path. There remained this feeling when he returned to his track: “What a gentle man. This ocean of kindness is the way life ought to be.” --tnm