Seems that Mann’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood isn’t alone in immortalising the footprints of famous people. The tiny tourist town of Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture has also taken up the trend, placing the footprints of notable vistors throughout the city. These are from directors of well-known art galleries in Tokyo and Kanagawa.
Tag Archives: 尾道
June
18
A bridge (and a saddle) too far
posted by Claire Usmar
Starting the day lugging your bike about in a bag isn’t fun. Even less fun after the Japan Rail Shikoku staff the previous night had given me grief about my saddle sticking out of my bike bag – as per the bike bag instructions. In order to take your bike on a train in Japan, […]
May
30
Setting out
posted by Claire Usmar
Onomichi (尾道) is the starting point of the Shimanami Kaido (しまなみ海道), a road route from Honshu to Shikoku via several small islands that is popular with cyclists. A full post about my two-day adventure on the Shimanami-kaido will follow shortly.
