As overcrowded and bustling as the Tokyo city can be, it is also sophisticated, which makes it quite nice to live in.

From Hiroshima, we returned to the vibrant and exuberant Tokyo by Shinkansen in a little more than 5h. We were still amazed by the speed...

In the Shinkansen train between Himeji and Hiroshima, my mind was running at 300km/h, thinking about how meaningful this part of the trip...

From Kyoto, we took the Hikari train, one of the Shinkansen fast trains to get to Himeji in just 45 mins.

From Kyoto, we went for a day trip to Osaka, Japan's second city. It so happened that one of the 4 yearly Sumo tournaments was being held...