First stop is
Hiroshima. We arrived later than planned on the 6th, therefore we ended up missing the Peace Ceremony at the
Hiroshima Peace Park. So we went to the hostel, which ended up being close to the station. I definitely recommend it!
Hiroshima Peace Hotel. We stayed in the hostel style, cheap lodging, but it was air conditioned, has laundry and clean shower/toilet facilities. The staff is nice and there is a small kitchen we took advantage of. Unfortunately they were only available for one night and we had to switch to a different hostel that morning.
First off, we went to
Miyajima, which is an island not too far from Hiroshima. It has a famous red gate sticking out of the water. Being low tide, we could walk out to it. The whole temple is on stilts, as the tide comes far up to make it look like it is floating! Oh, and just like every other random place in Japan there are wild deer that don't care.
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| That is the boat we took. Maybe 20 minutes. |
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| Baby deer, Mom deer is close by... |
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| Chocolate Chip... maybe |
