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Miyajima

January 28-29, 2005

A thirty minute trip southwest of Hiroshima, Miyajima is regarded as one of the Nihon Sankei (the three most beautiful places in Japan), along with Amanohashidate and Matsushima near Sendai.

It didn't disappoint. And after seeing the very moving exhibits at Hiroshima, Miyajima was made even more poignant.
On the ferry from Honshu...
On the ferry from Honshu...
A view of the Otori from the boat
A view of the Otori from the boat
A view out from the shores of Miyajima
A view out from the shores of Miyajima
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Views of Itsukushima Shrine, low tide
Views of Itsukushima Shrine, low tide
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u45/wisefrog/medium/39791754.P1280039.jpg When the tide is out, you can walk right up to the otori...
When the tide is out, you can walk right up to the otori...
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Taken by random Japanese people, with random Japanese people
A view from the slopes of Mt. Mizen
A view from the slopes of Mt. Mizen
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u45/wisefrog/medium/39791766.P1280078.jpg The five-tiered pagoda
The five-tiered pagoda
Itsukushima Shrine at night
Itsukushima Shrine at night
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With Petko and Greg
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u45/wisefrog/medium/39791780.P1280100.jpg The world's largest rice scoop.
The world's largest rice scoop.
The silent streets of Miyajima, with the five-tiered pagoda towering in the distance
The silent streets of Miyajima, with the five-tiered pagoda towering in the distance
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The Otori with the tide in
The Otori with the tide in
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In Itsukushima Shrine
In Itsukushima Shrine
One of the many typhoons that hit Japan this summer did some damage to the shrine, unfortunately, hence the scaffolding
One of the many typhoons that hit Japan this summer did some damage to the shrine, unfortunately, hence the scaffolding
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Looking out from the platform extending away from the shrine
Looking out from the platform extending away from the shrine
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