Even though the nickname of the island means "shrine island", it is also known for having deer...friendly deer. They protect the gods...and eat whatever they can get...including paper sticking out of your pocket.
throughout the many open shop tours, one lady brought us to her doll sanctuary...a place with thousands of traditional dolls...
The main attraction? when people say miyajima, this is probably the first thing that comes to mind. The "in the water" torii gate...a beautiful spectacle all year round. At this time of day the tide happened to be down...allowing people to get real close... The shrine it foreshadows is only one of many shrines that occupies the island...hence the name.
Journey to the top of the island: two ropeways lead you to a magnificent view of the island, sea and hiroshima city...well worth it.
island atmosphere...i wasn't expecting this.
a little hike from the end of the ropeways leads to the actual top...the actual peak of the island.
i don't get it: where are the monkeys??
ah!yes...as well as deer, monkeys populate the top of the island...these guys prefer hats and don't like to be stared at!
At the end of the day, a nice sun shined over the island...
and with the tide coming in, we quietly left the island, taking this last picture like a memory...
On the way back to Hiroshima...i had to stop and check out this interesting little house i had seen on the way from the train...(sorry but don't know the architects' name! ouch!)
I guess this guy had the right idea: find the most beautiful island of japan, and build a house with a nice view, right in front of it...
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