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Islands, Mountains and Gates in the Sea
... of a night on the tiles has plummeted. Piggy-backs will be in short supply from here on in! We then checked out the rest of the island including the main shrine which has a large gate out at sea and is considered one of the best views in Japan. In the evening we went to an American style bar for a burger. The Japanese have gotten the ethnic restaurant bit pretty much ...
Well. it finally rained on my parade!!
... the mountain as a site for the Shingon sect of Buddhism.Miyajima is also Japanese for Shrine Island.. there are actually eight shrines, temples or pagodas in the main "tourisr" areas to admire... One Pagoda ..the Senjokaku is 5 stories or 28 metres high (circa 1407 )whle the smaller theTahoto(circa 1523) is only 15.6 metres high..
The most famous is the Itsukushima Shrine & it's O-Torii (Grand Gate) which ...
Miyajima
... than the sun, plus we had seen snakes and all sorts of creatures on the way up not helped by signs saying beware poisonous snakes!
At this point Mark decided to swap his shorts and boxers for his speedo swim shorts. Naturally he got a few awkward stares as he looked like something out of the 60s and weirdly made him look taller with long legs!
However, completely soaked and wornout we made it to the top! And it was worth it! The ...
I need sun!
... I would give them a try. Not bad at all! With a teriyaki burger and some japanese fries (still haven't figured out what made them japanese though) I made it back to the hotel as I would catch an early snoooze as today would be a long one. Leaving the hotel at 6.45am, I first made it to Hiroshima station again to book my shinkansen to Kagoshima, then drop off my backpack and first head to Miyajima for a short visit. This is the island where they ...
When in Japan, do as the Japanese do.
It was a 2-hour ride on the Shinkansen from Kyoto to Hiroshima. Since it was a beautiful day outside, we decided to go see the A-Bomb Dome in case it rained the next day when we had more time in Hiroshima. I'm doing a separate entry for Hiroshima though so you can read all about that in my next entry! Now I am going to focus on our stay in a ryokan in Miyajima.
Miyajima is just right outside of Hiroshima, so we only had to take a local train and then a ferry to get to the ...
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Yanai Cruise Hotel
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