Japan Trip May 1 - 11th

So I went to Japan last week. I spent most of my time roaming the island of Kyushu, went as far North as Hiroshima and the Southernmost point was Yakushima Island. I'm just posting a link to the photos and a quick overview of the trip. I'll be back from time to time to elaborate.



May 1st

• Land in Fukuoka via ferry from Busan
• Meet a couple of girls who give me a ride to Shimonoseki

May 2nd

• Bullet Train to Hiroshima

May 3rd

• Hiroshima Peace park, site of the atomic blast
• Miyajima
• Head South to Kumamoto

May 4th

• Asosan National Park, largest active volcano in Japan
• Camp at Asosan

May 5th

• Meet chinese students who prepare amazing meal and let me stay in their apartment

May 6th

• South to Kagoshima
• Enjoy Kagoshima atmosphere, visit a reggae bar, listen to drummers in the park, watch the active volcano Sakurajima spew ash over the ocean
  

May 7th

• Ferry to Yakushima island
• Roaming the island, taking in the beaches and mind blowing scenery
• Best sushi I could ever imagine. Flying fish caught three hours earlier by the restaurant owner's son

May 8th

• Hiking Yakushima island, getting a load of the ancient Japanese Cedars

May 9th

• Hike to the tallest peak on the island, Miyanoura Dake, a hard rain's a-gonna fall
• Hard rain, hard rain, hard rain, swollen rivers, delayed ferries, almost didnt make it back in time.

May 10th

• Miraculously made it back to Kagoshima
• Night bus to Fukuoka

May 11th

• Fukuoka ferry to Busan
• One night in Busan,
  

May 12th

• Back to the University...