Japanese bullet trains or shinkansen are well known around the world for their safety, speed and convenience. There are high speed railways in other parts of Asia as well as Europe, but nothing compares to the Japanese bullet trains. I…

Miss my Osaka posts? Part 4 of my Osaka travel, is Shitennoji Temple! (Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shitenn%C5%8D-ji). Shitennoji Temple is one of Japan’s oldest officially administered temples. The world’s largest bell “Tsurigane” was there too, until it was unfortunately destroyed in World…