On the 2nd morning that we awoke in Hiroshima, we decided to venture to the renowned Miyajima Island, home of one of "Three Views of Japan," the "floating" torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine, yet another UNESCO World Heritage Site. After catching the cheap & convenient cable car near our hostel, the very comfortable Business Ryokan Sansui, to rendezvous with the local train that took us to the ferry port for the short trip across the Seto Inland Sea to the picturesque island, we were soon avoiding the deer & looking for monkeys along with the rest of the many tourists. Having plenty of time after strolling thru the town & then viewing the famous shrine, we decided to inspect the peak of Mount Misen also. But we decided to skip the uber-expensive ropeway (cable car) & hike the steep kilometer instead. With our hearts pumping quickly, we did manage to catch glimpses of monkeys (thru our camera's 10x optical zoom) begging for food outside of a cable car stop that we didn't feel like hiking out of our way to. Instead we admired & inspected the shrines, temples & lookout point at the summit before making our way down the other side right to the very gorgeous Daishō-in at the foot of the mountain. All in all, a very full day of sight-seeing but WELL worth every minute!
Photos of our day & plenty of 'em:
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