We took our extra bags to the Kyoto Station on the 8th so that we did not have to worry about it on our travel day. We are storing them there for the next 15 days so that we would not have to drag them all over hell and high water. We got into a taxi at 10 AM and made it to the station with time to spare. We were taking the shinkansen high speed train to Okayama and then the Marine Liner to Takayama. The Marine liner was not a high speed train, it was more like a local train so we had some difficulty with the bags. It was only a 45 minute ride to Takayama and it was a pretty ride through mountains and rice patties. From the train we walked 2 minutes to the JR Clement hotel where we were staying on the 18th floor. We have a great view of the Seto Inland Sea. We have a western view and the sunsets are delightful.
Our bags are too much to carry to the next five destinations
The Kyoto station
Big and beautiful
The tower out front
English information
We are taking the green car, luxury is the only way to go
It's electric!
A sign for the Fire festival
I succumbed to the pressure of all thing Japanese, and bought this cute plush toy!
Here is the logo for the high speed train
Nice seats with leg rests
The scenery was flying by so quickly
Rolling hills and small towns
Our next trrain
We made it to Okayama and switched trains
The scenery was easier to photograph as the train was going at one third the speed
Cherry Trees are still rocking it
We sat on different sides of the train
All the rivers were full of the recent rainwater
Many large rivers
The rice patties were flooded and growing fast
More cute mascots
Mountains and tunnels on our ride
We are about to go over the Seto Inland Sea
We travel over two large bridges
Over the Inland sea we saw many islands and ships
The mountains stretch out for miles
Big Islands and small ones
A big gap in the rocks
Jagged rocks and coves
Is it a quarry?
Photovoltaic arrays
Big ships and lighthouses
Cute and white
More cherry trees
A funny top of a hill
From the 18th floor
Black Kites were flying all around the hotel
Talons out
The hotel is 2 minutes away
The tallest building in Takayama
A wedge of a building
Who hoo hoo
A water feature outside the hotel
It has been 1 year and 309 days since we began our Migration
