Saturday 28 March 2015

J Day +9 Hiroshima and Miyajima Island…

Billed as one of Japan’s three most scenic spots, Miyajima didn’t disappoint. Miyajima is a 25 minute fast ferry ride from our hotel jetty and is packed with sights, the most notable being  the Itsukushima Shinto Shrine and it’s O-Torii Gate, designated a World Cultural Heritage monument.
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The climb to, and the view from Mount Misen are pulse raising and spectacular . The mountain is covered with primeval forest and at 535 m is the highest on Miyajima. Athough there is a ropeway, or cable car, Tom decided that we should walk up and take the ropeway down! At least we did something that nobody else seemed to be doing!!
Deer roam the island.
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The views from the top were stunning – I’m running out of superlatives for the sights that seem to be around every corner.
Three of these stones were carried up by your intrepid climbers!
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A selfie from the very top…
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Miyajima is reputed to have the best oysters in Japan, producing  80% of all the oysters consumed in Japan.
More pics to follow after a visit to the Hiroshima Peace Park…

4 comments:

  1. Miss you all lots, wish we were having these amazing experiences with you! R & S xxx

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  2. That would be really nice xx

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  3. Wow I have just enjoyed an amazing trip to Japan through your photos. A place we have never been too. The food looks amazing, but so sad about the destruction and lives lost during the bombing. The paper birds are a wonderful reminder of the girl with leukaemia. Would loved to have joined in on the cycle ride.

    You are doing an amazing job with your trip, I still have photos from a year back that I now have to wrack my brain to remember who and what.

    Keep well and enjoy Diane.

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  4. It is amazing and I know how you feel in running out of superlatives.
    One one of our trips to America we called it "gosh country" as every time we rounded a bend there would be something ahead that made us say
    gosh" because we'd run out of words to describe things!

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