Today we went to the seaside (YAY!) and there were wild deer there too (YAY, YAY, YAY!).
We took the train to the seaside and the ferry boat to Miyajima Island. Turns out the Island is twinned with Mont Saint Michel and for good reason, they both have that long hill and tourist trap feel about them. First we visited the famous floating O-Torii Gate, one of the most photographed sites in Japan. As the tide was out, we were able to walk right up to it and touch it.
Skipping the temple (because we’ve seen enough of those), we took the Miyajima Ropeway (aka cable car system) to the first view point. From there you are supposed to hike to the summit of the mountain for a 360 degree panoramic view but sadly, that was beyond me so we just hung out at the first view point. It was a bit hazy and the photos don’t really do the scenery justice. It was very pretty to see the little Islands popping up out of the see all green and unspoilt. The topography here is stunning, a bit like the Saint Lucia in the Caribbean but without the heat. We admired the view for a long time before making our way back down on the Ropeway in search of lunch.
At the bottom, we stopped for fried chicken on a stick (I am sure it’s got a Japanese name but I don’t know it) and ice cream… mmmm… before returning to the ferry terminal for the trip back home to Hiroshima.
It was lovely to be beside the seaside today. It makes me a little homesick but I’ve found that a good cure for that is the novelty of patting wild deer.
- Hippie -
