Poonam and Adrien's Travel Blog

We spent our last 6 days in Tokyo, primarily to do some shopping. It was odd to unleash the consumerist beast within after months of avoiding it so not to add to our luggage. Shopping is indeed a favourite Japanese pastime which is probably why there...

This is the cultural paradise of traditional Japan. The city is sprinkled with temples, shrines and gardens. There are so much of it that even though we were staying a whole week in the city, there was no way we were going to cover all of it. Once you...

Having well rested from our arty overdose we were keen to explore the city that rebuilt itself after the nuclear weapon attack of 1945.
Our first stop was the Hiroshima Memorial Museum which gives a good account of all sides of the war with some historical artifacts like the letter signed by Einstein to President Roosevelt trying to convince him of the importance of nuclear power. There...

 Following the recommendation from a friend, we had booked two nights in a hotel on Naoshima island. He had told us: "you have to go there and if you can stay in the Benesse Hotel, you should do it". And so we did. We have to say it exceeded all...