This article concerns the first part of my April 2007 trip to Japan - this first part gives you an impression of Tokyo (Japan's capital city of 30 million people), Osaka (Japan's second largest city of 16 million people), Himeji (worthwile visiting because of its impressive 'Shogun Castle' > Unesco world heritage) and Hiroshima (city well known for its sinister reputation as being the first city where an atom bomb was dropped). The second article will deal with Kyoto and Nara (Japan's two former capital ... (more)