If you want to see bambies at short distance and see amazing scenary topped up with some temples and pagodas here and there, Miyajima is it.
Eventhough it is full packed with tourists it is a very special and unique place I would say. I highly recommend to stay in the island at least one night as it allows you to enjoy the island early in the early morning and in the evening at dusk when the crowds have left.
One thing to notice though is that the cheapest coffee and sandwich will be found in Starbucks (yes there is a Starbucks and thankfully there is one!) which should tell you already how pricey are the other establihments in the village.
After Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, Miyajima felt really nice for its small village type of vibe.
One of the main attractions to go to Miyajima is go see the big old Torii. You can walk to it when there is low tide and playing a game to throw a coin up aiming for the cross beam of the torii. If it doesn't stay there, which was my case, you just squeeze it inbetween the bottom part of the main pillars full of barnacles. I guess all this is for good luck purposes, just like what seems anything else regarding coins and temples in Japan.
Best picture of the torii though is when it is surrounded by water.
Wild deer wander around looking for proper food, clothes or paper...but I tried to get close to one and they can make some unfriendly noises. Be aware.
They are beach bambies. They go to the beach, no problem.
Here a picture of a VERY delicious local pastry. Highly reccommend the mille feuille salty caramel type, avoid those fried or pancake dough versions:
Another thing to eat there are oysters. Which are huge and delicious. They grill them and come fresh every day. Although not expensive I wonder how much money they make selling these as they sell so many per minute. Insane and insanely good.
Not on topic: since we got here we can't stop finding asian versions of some people at home. It is pretty funny. Haven't found one for myself yet though. I assume because of the height?
Next day we moved to Hiroshima. Not much to say there because it rained all day and it even made it more melancholic than it probably is in a normal day. One thing I liked is seeing the peace monument of Sadako. My elementary school was named after this young girl who was 2 years old when the atomic bomb exploded and at the age of 10 she died of leuchemia due to radiation. I never thought I would actually go to Hiroshima or cross paths with the story again so that was interesting and nice to experience. Sadako was told to make a 1000 paper cranes to help healing and today the paper cranes, specially in Hiroshima, are a sign of peace in the world.
Aina
Eventhough it is full packed with tourists it is a very special and unique place I would say. I highly recommend to stay in the island at least one night as it allows you to enjoy the island early in the early morning and in the evening at dusk when the crowds have left.
One thing to notice though is that the cheapest coffee and sandwich will be found in Starbucks (yes there is a Starbucks and thankfully there is one!) which should tell you already how pricey are the other establihments in the village.
After Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, Miyajima felt really nice for its small village type of vibe.
One of the main attractions to go to Miyajima is go see the big old Torii. You can walk to it when there is low tide and playing a game to throw a coin up aiming for the cross beam of the torii. If it doesn't stay there, which was my case, you just squeeze it inbetween the bottom part of the main pillars full of barnacles. I guess all this is for good luck purposes, just like what seems anything else regarding coins and temples in Japan.
Best picture of the torii though is when it is surrounded by water.
Wild deer wander around looking for proper food, clothes or paper...but I tried to get close to one and they can make some unfriendly noises. Be aware.
They are beach bambies. They go to the beach, no problem.
Here a picture of a VERY delicious local pastry. Highly reccommend the mille feuille salty caramel type, avoid those fried or pancake dough versions:
Another thing to eat there are oysters. Which are huge and delicious. They grill them and come fresh every day. Although not expensive I wonder how much money they make selling these as they sell so many per minute. Insane and insanely good.
Not on topic: since we got here we can't stop finding asian versions of some people at home. It is pretty funny. Haven't found one for myself yet though. I assume because of the height?
Next day we moved to Hiroshima. Not much to say there because it rained all day and it even made it more melancholic than it probably is in a normal day. One thing I liked is seeing the peace monument of Sadako. My elementary school was named after this young girl who was 2 years old when the atomic bomb exploded and at the age of 10 she died of leuchemia due to radiation. I never thought I would actually go to Hiroshima or cross paths with the story again so that was interesting and nice to experience. Sadako was told to make a 1000 paper cranes to help healing and today the paper cranes, specially in Hiroshima, are a sign of peace in the world.
Aina
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