Partying with Nettali & locals in Hiroshima

Common sight in Japanese toilets - the washlet
No worries...
Otowa-no-taki, Kyoto
Beer vending machine
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Shinjuku, Tokyo
Statue of Ksitigarbha, Kyoto
Toy shop in Akihabara, Tokyo

The second day I spent visiting Miyajima, a small island close to Hiroshima. The two big attractions of the island are the big red Torii standing in the sea and the deer walking around everywhere searching for food (which tourists happily provide). It was a pleasant day and on the quiet island I could recover from a long night partying with Nettali, an Israeli girl I met in Kyoto, and Matoko from Japan.
The sweet thing about having a rail pass was that it includes most of the otherwise ridiculously expensive Shinkansen Bullet trains, thereby cutting down on travel time, giving me more time to explore the sights. The trains look quite impressive, they are aerodynamically shaped with long "noses" and rather tiny windows, they are running with up to 300 Km/h on their own tracks mostly on viaducts or in tunnels. This certainly has its disadvantages if one wants to enjoy the landscape but it's still a nice experience and worth trying out even without rail pass.
found out that it was my lucky day. The route passes Mount Fuji which is usually covered in thick clouds at this time of the year. There were some clouds when we were passing but most of it was clearly visible - a truly amazing sight which will rank high in the most memorable sights of my trip.