18 Dec 2011

Miyajima

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Miyajima is just a ten minute ferry ride from the shores of Hiroshima. It’s name means “Shrine Island” and is one of Japan’s three most scenic viewing locations. The Itsukushima Shrine and the large wooden torii stand in the ocean during high tide and make for a spectacular view especially at sunset. Deer and monkeys freely walk around this island and it is said that no person may die or be born on the island.
宮島は広島湾からフェリーで約10分ほどの所にあります。島の名前は「神社のある島」という意味で、日本三景の一つです。厳島神社は満潮時、大鳥居が海上に浮かび、特に日没時は見事な眺めです。神がまつられる島内では、鹿や猿が自由に歩き回り、葬送や出産は禁じられています。

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A keen photographer and Japanese language learner. After working as an engineer for 10 years in Adelaide & Sydney Australia, I headed to Japan and fell in love with the culture, people and nature of this beautiful land. Since that visit, I changed my career, became a teacher and photographer and my goal is to some day live in Japan.
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