Japan Kinki Shikoku Hiroshima 7 day train trip

Wakayama Electric Railway Koyu tram

Unlike the previous two trips to Osaka by taking the jr Line directly, this time I took the Nankai train, and the direction was not north to Osaka, but directly south to Wakayama City, which is closer to Sekon.

In fact, there are not many tourists who know the official name of Wakayama Electric Railway Taichi Line, but the reputation of "cat master" and "small jade tram", which are synonymous with this line, has long been overseas. A cat that only sells cute every day has directly saved an electric railway that is on the verge of being abandoned, and transformed a quiet branch line for nearby residents to commute to school into a hot sightseeing line, and even became one of the symbols of Wakayama sightseeing. It is really quite magical.

Wakayama-Tokushima-Narumen Nankai

Although it was only a two-hour ferry ride, the facilities on board were quite good, a large boat, and the whole voyage was quite smooth. The second floor of the ship is the passenger cabin, the third floor is the sightseeing deck, and the fourth floor has a prospect deck (which is closed due to strong winds on the day of boarding). There are ordinary seats in the cabin, seats with tables, the most popular is of course this can lie down and rest tatami, the whole cabin is only about 10% of the passengers, the comfort is naturally very good. There are special commissaries selling bento, snacks, wine and drinks on board; For entertainment, there's TV to watch and an unbeatable presence - high-speed wifi!

Narumen Park view of the vortex tide

Go to 9 o 'clock in the morning, is the full tide of the tide, is the best viewing time, it is easy to see one after another of the whirlpool. But there is no expected feeling, in fact, the subconscious vortex has been a very ideal stable funnel shape. In fact, the vortex is a very unstable existence, and the explanation of the vortex path says that usually the life of a vortex is only tens of seconds (I originally thought it would go on forever, Khan...). After reading it, I feel that dozens of seconds have said much, more than ten seconds is already a very long life vortex; The vortex is also not perfectly circular; And then there's the vortex, which is 10 or 20 meters in diameter, which is very rare and not what I expected to see everywhere...

Hiroshima

Detonation dome, World Heritage Site. People from all over the world stood silently in front of the ruins, experiencing the human catastrophe. There are also some survivors of the Hiroshima nuclear explosion as volunteers, showing their personal collections of historical materials about the disaster, reading these shocking historical materials, it is difficult to imagine that this bustling city was once a nuclear ruin 70 years ago. The nuclear explosion wreaked havoc on Hiroshima, but how much more so was imperial Japan's madness in World War II!

In fact, here, my mood is not too depressed, the national holiday, sunny afternoon, see the surrounding citizens and children with a smile to walk and play. "For we shall not repeat the evil." may no longer be a realistic statement, but at least in Hiroshima you can appreciate the value of hard-won peace. Several groups of volunteers gathered signatures for opposing the Security Bill from people of all races at the bomb dome and nearby Hehe Park, which was the only one seen during the visit.

500 TYPE EVA

hThe 500 TYPE EVA is a special project to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Sanyang Shinkansen Line and the 20th anniversary of the EVA TV version. The design of the train was personally handled by Hideaki Anno, the chief supervisor of the EVA TV version and the theater version, and the stage of the initial engine was selected on the Sanyo Shinkansen. But only the painting of the initial machine is not enough, this is an activity that can be "personally experienced", the train car 2 is completely built with the world view and color matching of EVA; The cab of the first engine is set up inside the first car, so you can experience the feeling of driving the first engine to defeat the apostles! The theme of EVA is taken to the extreme on the train.

Shanyin this line, Dan after the sea

No one can stop the charm of sightseeing trains, just mentioned that the train is double operation, so this group of "Dan Queen Sea" free seats are almost full, another group of ordinary trains is much less. However, it is important to note that the trains only reconnect in the Kyoto-Ayabe section, after which the two trains go their separate ways! This "Sea of Danjo" does not go to Fukuchiyama, Miyazu and three Seidenbashi in Japan, to these places you need to take the previous train! Of course, the designated seat will not take the wrong car number, but the free seat is difficult to talk about, on the one hand, the car palm is to check tickets, on the other hand, it is also to ensure that passengers will not take the wrong car. There were about 50 passengers in this carriage, and after a round of ticket checks, more than a dozen passengers were invited to the other side (two groups of train reconnected parts can pass), including two groups of Hong Kong and a group of Taiwan groups who were apparently going to visit the flyover. In fact, there is no need to hurry, and it is completely possible to move to Ayabe Station where the reconnection is lifted.

Amanobachi

This is a ticket jointly issued by the Kyoto Dango Railway, Dango Sea and Land Transportation, and Kyoto Transportation for foreign tourists visiting the Kitakkinki region. There are three versions of the ticket: Overpass 1-day pass, Egan 1-day pass, Overpass + Egan 2-day pass, the value of this ticket lies in its extensive coverage, which can cover almost all modes of transportation and mainstream tour content in the circle! In Tianqiao, Egan town just a few sightseeing projects have been able to reach the value of the ticket, not to mention the part of the train, this ticket really has to the point of "God coupon".

Tianqiao Riji Temple, since ancient times, has been the temple of Manjusri Bodhisattva, who believes in granting human wisdom, and is one of the "three Manjusri" in Japan. The temple was built in the 8th century and has since been rebuilt several times, with the main existing buildings, including the mountain gate and Manjusri Hall, being built between the 17th and 19th centuries. The oldest structure in the temple is the multi-pagoda, which was built in 1501 and is now listed as a national cultural property.

Suntory Yamazaki Distillery

After paying to sign in at the gate of the distillery, they are given an identification badge and overseas visitors can also get an interpreter. This tour is not only welcomed by the Japanese, quite a number of overseas tourists also start from tasting Yamazaki whiskey, gradually learn about Japanese whiskey, search the history of Yamazaki, and then search the distillery, and then book online to add it to their Kansai itinerary in Japan. I was in a group that included four Hong Kong tourists, two American couples, and a group of three who spoke Spanish (it seems so, I'm not sure). Some Western tourists can only visit the Yamazaki Museum "because they do not know how to book online".