From Naoshima to Shikoku Island, then back to Honshu to Hiroshima, fabled temples at Itsukushima and wondering around northern Kyushu.

In the last chapter of our travels though Japan, we finally head off the largest island of Honshu. First we head to a small island Naoshima in the Seto Inland Sea, known for modern art galleries and installations.

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From there we head to Shikoku, the smallest of the main islands of Japan. After vising the fabled onsen at Matsuyama, we take a boat back to Honshu, directly to Hiroshima where we explore ground zero of the atomic catastrophe. And then just west of Hiroshima we head to a small islannd of Itsukushima, famous for its great tidal Torii gate and ancient buddhist monasteries.

Ultimately we head to Kyushu, the southernmost large Japanese island.

Naoshima.

Naoshima is an island in the Seto Inland Sea that is known for its modern art museums, architecture and sculptures.

Seto inland sea.

SetoŌhashi Bridge, thee world's longest combined road and rail bridge going through the Seto Inland Sea.

Takamatsu.

Takamatsu on the Shikoku island is the capital of Kagawa, Japan's smallest prefecture.

Matsuyama.

Dogo Onsen is one of Japan's oldest and most famous hot springs, located to the east of central Matsuyama. The interior of the Honkan is a maze of stairways, passages and rooms, all of which bustle with bathers and staff. It is said to have served as inspiration for Miyazaki's Spirited Away.