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Saturday, April 7, 2012

Japan Highlight - Miyajima

Miyajima is a small island less than an hour outside the city of Hiroshima. Miyajima is most famous for its giant torii gate, which at high tide seems to float on top of 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 shrine, Itsukushima Shrine, in the public's mind. 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. There are many day tourists, but in the evening the area becomes much quieter and peaceful. There are 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.


Tori Gate

Floating Tori Gate

5 Storied Pagoda

Itsukushima Shrine

Miyajima 

Tori Gate, Miyajima

Tori Gate, Miyajima

Tori Gate, Miyajima

Tori Gate, Miyajima

Itsukushima Shrine

5 Storied Pagoda

4 comments:

  1. MKL : dalam la jugak. tapi ada masa masa nya surut. buleh gi dekat kot

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  2. Tempat ini tak sampai masa pi Kyota, Osaka, Kobe, Hemiji......kali ini plan ke Tokyo....tempat ini memang cantik..tergoda teman.

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