A short 30 minute high speed boat ride from
Hiroshima is Miyajima Island. Known mainly for its giant “floating” tori the
island has held special religious significance since the mid-8thcentury. Deer
wonder freely around the island and help themselves to any spare food that may
not be secured. Itsukushima shrine built on stilts in front of the tori
(apparently the shrine was built on stilts over the water so that “commoners”
could visit theshrine without leaving foot prints on the island), and you can
climb Mt. Misen (530m) for views back over towards Hiroshima (hiking up the
last 1.5 kilometres of stairs when its 35 degrees Celsius and 80 precent
humidity can be testing) but the climb through the forest and the view makes it
all worthwhile.
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