Post Holiday Blues 25' - Memory #6

With a few more weeks of this series, it's time to head to Miyajima (宮島).

The small island less than an hour outside the city of Hiroshima. It is most famous for its giant torii gate, which at high tide seems to float on the water. The sight is ranked as one of Japan's three best views.

While officially named Itsukushima, the island is more commonly referred to as Miyajima, Japanese for "shrine island". 

This is because the island is so closely related to its key shrine, Itsukushima Shrine. Like the torii gate, the shrine's main buildings are built over water.

Miyajima is a romantic place, best enjoyed by staying overnight at one of the island's ryokan. 

However like most tourists. I did a day trip, missing the evening, where the area becomes much quieter & more peaceful. 

There are also wild deer on the island that have become accustomed to people. In the day the deer wander around the same sites as the tourists, and in the evening they sleep along the walking paths. Unlike in Nara, the deer on Miyajima must not be fed.

The deer really come right up close to you. Be warned, they are always hungry! Come back soon for another Post Holiday Blues 25' - Memory! The photo of the cat below was one of my favourite things of the entire trip LOL!