Iwakuni, Japan

World Famous Kintai Bridge

Iwakuni is located an hour and thirty minutes south of Hiroshima. It is surrounded by a thick bamboo forest and is amongst the hills of farmland and ancient castles. It is some of the most beautiful land that I've seen in Japan thus far. It is far away from all the high rise buildings and Japanese business men. It is peaceful and quiet and there are many traditional Japanese homes. Everything here is spread out and I rarely see people on bikes. Everyone here drives a car which is unusual. A tourist attraction, the Kintai Bridge is one of the most photographed bridges in Japan. The traces of ancient Japan still lies within this bridge and castles around it.

Two Large Castles on Top of the Hill

Japanese Homes typically look like this in Iwakuni

Thick Bamboo Forestry which surrounds much of southern Japan