We found a boat on the river that took us on all the way to Miyajima, the Shrine Island. It's famous for the floating Torii, which is one of the most photographed sights in Japan.
The sea was shallow so I took a walk out to the foot of the Torii:
Friday, 19 September 2008
Day 8: Hiroshima and Miyajima
Most of the morning was spent travelling on the bullet train to our next stop, Hiroshima. We found the hotel and then headed to the Peace Memorial Park where there are a couple of very good museums and some monuments to the nuclear attack. Here's a picture of the children's memorial statue:
We found a boat on the river that took us on all the way to Miyajima, the Shrine Island. It's famous for the floating Torii, which is one of the most photographed sights in Japan.
The sea was shallow so I took a walk out to the foot of the Torii:
We found a boat on the river that took us on all the way to Miyajima, the Shrine Island. It's famous for the floating Torii, which is one of the most photographed sights in Japan.
The sea was shallow so I took a walk out to the foot of the Torii:
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