November 20th -November 27th

Packed pretty light—just the Tom Bihn Smart Alec and the Co-Pilot.

Tokyo>Osaka>Kyoto>Nara>Hiroshima>Miyajima>Tokyo

Going in style—on United. This is my view for 10+ hrs.

Oh, but "Grown Ups 2" should keep me entertained.

Nori was kind enough to let me charge my phone at the counter.

Time to check in to my capsule hotel and call it a night after a long day.

Good Morning! I better get down to the showers before it gets too busy.

GOOD NEWS: There's a shower open. BAD NEWS: See "Good News"

Tokyo's version of okonomiyaki.

GOOD NEWS: I didn't lose the second JR pass.

At 8:15AM the atomic bomb "Little Boy" detonated over Hiroshima.

Miyajima

Time to go home— at least I'm flying ANA on the way back. All in all, a great trip. I saw the koyo (fall colors) at their peak while covering a lot of ground in a short amount of time. Yet I didn't feel too rushed. It was too bad about losing the JR pass, but I didn't let that get in the way of enjoying my trip.

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