After leaving Osaka this morning, we took the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Hiroshima. From Hiroshima, we took a smaller train to the Hiroshima port, and took a ferry over to the beautiful island of Miyajima!

Miyajima is absolutely beautiful. There’s a mountain (Mount Misen), and a whole bunch of shrines/temples. But most the most memorable image of Miyajima is that of the “floating” torii-gate, pictured above. It’s not actually “floating” but it was built far enough out from the port, that when the tide is high, the base is hidden – thus giving the impression that it’s ‘floating’ on water! We found a nice spot to snap a few photos at sunset – and it was gorgeous.

Heading out for a bit… but more to come!