Super Ichiban Travel Blog Part VI: Baseball Off-Day [II]
[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“500” caption=“Domo-kun just before sneaking across the Kintai-kyo without paying admission or being a part of the samurai caste.”] [/caption] Our first baseball off-day and we spent it traveling throughout the area. From Hiroshima we headed out to Iwakuni, Miyajima, and then back to Hiroshima to see the Peace Memorial. The morning started off with the usual optional day tour to see the sights in the area. Dave and I were eager to head to Iwakuni and see the famous samurai bridge Kintai-kyo. Historical accounts state that the bridge was only usable by the samurai caste back in the day and the whole thing was constructed completely without nails. ...