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Fukuoka to Hiroshima, Japan

Japan is a country that we had been multiple times and can never get sick of! This time round, we trav elled in springtime. A three generation trip to Japan in May 2019, with my parents in their 60s and our girls, Ed 2 years old and Em 4 years old.  9 days 8 nights 1 country - Japan 9 cities - Fukuoka, Munakata, Hagi, Yamaguchi, Iwakuni, Hiroshima, Miyajima, Tomonoura, Onomichi 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) Itsukushima Shrine 1 timezone - GMT+9 1 currency - Japanese Yen Day 1 | Fukuoka  福岡  Flight to Fukuoka  Ohari Park - playground, Fukuoka castle ruin Ichiran Tenjin Nishidori - ultra-rich porky soup with ramen Stay @ Fukuoka (1 night) Day 2 |  Munakata 宗像  to Hagi  萩 Rent a car Munakata Shrine - part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, built around the 12th century Karato Market - fres