Hi!
I am writing about my home town today.
I was born and raised in Hiroshima. Have lived in several other places also :).
Hiroshima has one of the top scenic spot in Japan, called Miyajima.
Miyajima can be literary translated as shrine (miya) island (jima)
and as the name reveal, it has a shrine called “Itsukushima Shrine (“Itsukushima Jinja” in Japanese)”.
Itsukushima Shrine is uniquely built in sea area and it looks as if it is floating in the ocean when the tide is high.
Shrine usually has a gate called “Torii” at the entrance
to separate god space and human world.
Otorii (= big torii) of Itsukushima shrine is famous as it is in the ocean.
When the tide is low, you can walk to the Otorii.
When I was little, I have been to Miyajima for clam digging at this Otorii area.
Miyajima is famous for wild deer also along with Nara (I lived in Nara for more than 6 years!)
Planning to go back~~~ for a very special reason <3.
If you are coming to Japan and would like to know more about Miyajima, visit following sites!
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Miyajima Tourist Association
(has English, Chinese, Korean, French and German).
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japan-guide.com (English)
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Visit Hiroshima (has English, Korean, French and Chinese)
I am thinking about writing blogs on Japanese tourist info from now on,
if you have any suggestion to help me out, let me know from the comment!
Thank you!!
