After a night tossing and turning on the thinnest futon in Japan, we got up and went to Miyajima, an island just south of Hiroshima. Itsukushima-Jinja (shrine) is famous for its 'floating' tori (gate). You can see why in the photos. The maps of the area proudly announce it is one of the three most beautiful views in Japan, which makes me wonder what the rest of the top three is (or the top ten, even) and who gets to decide. I like the idea of a group of Japanese scientists with clipboards standing on the end of the pier giving the view marks out of ten.
Just outside the station roam gangs of ravenous deer who pose photogenically for two minutes before trying to eat anything to hand. Cloth and paper also counts as edible. Green shirts, as my mum found out, are extremely tasty, and so are maps. One followed us halfway along the seafront, determined to get some of our icecream.
The island is gorgeous, peaceful, beautiful. I could have spent days there. Japan specialises in ugly cities, but the countryside is amazing.
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