風景印めぐり日記 ~Fukeiin Diaries~

If you're wondering why the thumbnail image is different from usual... well, there's a story to it. Keep reading to find out what happened 🤣 The Last Days of Hiroshima Castle Tenshukaku Last year, my husband and I saw the news that Hiroshima Castle would be closed indefinitely in March 2026. We've been to the castle park and the Ninomaru, but never actually went inside the Tenshukaku (main keep). And so, we decided to visit Hiroshima Castle two days before it was scheduled to close. ... which was a bad idea, since apparently hundreds of other people also had the same idea. There were so many people that they had to do a timed-ticket system. Fortunately, we only had to wait for an hour, so we went to Pacela to kill some time. The current Hiroshima Castle was rebuilt in the 1960s after it was completely destroyed in the 1945 atomic bomb, as it was located near ground zero. Unlike Himeji Castle or Matsumoto Castle, though, the interior had been completely rebuilt, so it migh...

Hiroshima Komachi Post Office On this day, I finished my work early, so I had just enough time to go to a post office before it closed at 5pm. Among the postcards I was planning to send, there was one featuring the Genbaku Dome, so I thought, "Let's find a post office that offers a fukeiin with a Genbaku Dome image." I did a bit of research and decided to go to the Hiroshima Komachi Post Office.  The Hiroshima Komachi post office is very accessible, and there are a couple of ways to reach the post office: Take the bus from Hiroshima Station (no. 101 or 102) to Shirakamisha-mae and walk 170 m (around 3 minutes). Take the Hiroden Streetcar Route 1 from Hiroshima Station to Chuden-mae and walk 200 m (around 4 minutes). Take the Astram Line from Shin-Hakushima Station to Hondori, then walk 650 m (about 9 minutes). The post office is located only 600 m (about 9 minutes on foot) from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, so it's a good idea to get the fukeiin there to send ...

It's been a few days since my last post. Work and life had been hectic, and I didn't have the energy to write. However, I'd like to celebrate that I've been collecting fukeiin for 2 months now and have visited more than 20 post offices . Also, thanks to everyone who has visited the blog. I'll keep adding useful content to all articles, so it might be worth revisiting old ones once in a while.  *** Kure Tennoshioya-cho On this day, I first visited the Saka Post Office . I overlooked the train frequency and had to cancel my original plans. For the second post office I was going to visit, I had planned a different one, but I thought the Kure Tenno post office fukeiin was more interesting, so I ended up choosing it. At this point, I had no idea what I was about to experience, lol.  Kure Tenno post office can be reached by taking the Kure Line to Tenno Station. From there, it's a 550m walk (around 8 minutes). I was wondering why there are so few local trains along t...

Got some great news today. My meeting was postponed to another day, so I got a full day off! Hurray! A perfect opportunity to go a little out of my way to get some fukeiin. On this day, I planned to visit two post offices along the Kure Line. I had a few choices in mind, but I would let timings and train schedules decide my fate. Yay to serendipity! *** Saka-cho Hiroshima First things first, I've got to be honest with you all. This was my first time on the Kure Line. I had assumed that the Kure Line operation would be the same as the Sanyo Line, but I was wrong. There are two types of regular trains on the Kure Line: the local train, which stops at every station, and the Akiji Liner, a rapid service that connects Hiroshima and Kure Station in just 30 minutes. The post offices I planned to visit were mostly near local train stations, and between 10:00 and 16:00, the local train only comes once every hour. My plan was already in jeopardy, but I would adapt and prevail! Finally, I ...

Usually, I go to post offices to get fukeiin on weekdays, but this day was an exception. I was going to a zine event in Hiroshima, and coincidentally, there was a post office near the venue that not only offered fukeiin but was also open on weekends! How lucky! However, on that day, I also had an online meeting I couldn't miss, so I had to go, do everything, and be back home in under 3 hours. Mission accepted! Zine Above Hiroshima Event Tacoboze-san's booth On this day, I went to a zine event called Zine Above Hiroshima, held on the rooftop of Sogo Hiroshima. I came to know about this event from a postcard illustrator and also a Postcrosser whom I follow. Although it's a zine event, the creators usually also showcase and sell other stuff, including postcards. It's a golden opportunity to get postcards from local creators, ones that usually are not available at mainstream stores.  While there, I also talked to the creators about my postcard hobby. They were excited tha...

Kumano Nishi Post Office After I finished sending some postcards at the Kumano post office , we headed to our next and final post office of the day. On this day, my husband and I had already been to two post offices: Hachihonmatsu and Kumano . Since we've come all the way to Kumano-cho, it would be a waste not to visit another post office in the area that offers fukeiin. Next stop: Kumano Nishi post office!  You can reach the Kumano Nishi post office by taking a bus from Yano Station (Kure Line) and getting off at the Kita-kenei Jutaku-mae (北県営住宅前) bus stop. From there, it's a 2-minute walk (around 140 m). The bus comes 1-2 times every hour. You can also take a bus from Hiroshima Station and change at the Shiritsu Kogyo Koko-mae (市立工業高校前) bus stop, but I don't recommend it since you might have to wait a long time during the transfer.  From the Kumano post office, it's actually quite easy to reach the Kumano Nishi post office. You can either walk for around 1.1 km (aro...