On Tuesday we took the bullet train to Hiroshima and a long subway & ferry ride to Miyajima, an\u00a0island in the harbor.\u00a0 It is “The Island of the Gods” and one of the top 3 scenic spots in Japan.\u00a0 It has one of the World Heritage sites and numerous shrines, temples and monuments.\u00a0 Miyajima has two cable cars to the top for great views of the\u00a0Seto Inland Sea\u00a0but time was too short.\u00a0 The most famous scene is the giant Torii (shrine gate) that is in the bay.\u00a0 It is walkable in low tide but provides even greater pictures when surrounded by water.\u00a0 While there are several temples on the island, Daisho-in, a Buddhist temple on the side of the hill had lots of opportunities for pictures.\u00a0 The island is beautiful and one of the highlights of our trip to date.<\/p>\n
We headed back to Hiroshima for the “Atomic Bomb Dome” – detonation site where a city building survived and the related Peace museum.\u00a0 The museum has all of the details of the events on 8\/6\/45, including damaged school kid’s clothing, etc.\u00a0 It\u00a0was depressing but one of the many horrors of war.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Tuesday we took the bullet train to Hiroshima and a long subway & ferry ride to Miyajima, an\u00a0island in the harbor.\u00a0 It is “The Island of the Gods” and one of the top 3 scenic spots in Japan.\u00a0 It has one of the World Heritage sites and numerous shrines, temples and monuments.\u00a0 Miyajima has … Continue reading Miyajima and Hiroshima<\/span> ![\"Miyajima](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dltwt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/P9070426.jpg\")
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