This gateway out front is the symbol of the island. It actually stands on its own (it doesnt have any supports that go into the ground).
When we get off of the ferry we were greated by some friendly deer! There are wild deer wandering around the entire island! This one was chasing after me trying to eat my map while my friend laughed and took pictures of it.
Even though he had JUST seen me successfully thwart a deer from eating MY map, he lets a dear get a hold of his!!! Plus, he tries to get it back!!! Hahahah. He was NOT successful.
There are a ton of landmarks to see on the island. One of the most famous ones is this temple "Itsukushima Shrine" dubbed a national treasure of japan built in the year 593:
During that day the tide was low, so the temple area was completely dry. But during certain times of the day when the tide comes in the temple is surrounded by seawater!
There is a little stream that runs through the city area of the island:
We followed a few walking trails around the island. Here is some of the sceneary along the trail:
We were trying to decide what area to visit next as it was around noon time. On the map there was a cable car ride to "Mt. Misen". We thought, oh cool, we will go for a "Quick" visit to see the mountain. Little did we know that it wouldn't be quick at all....
At the end of the lift, we step outside to these little signs! Click for a bigger version so you can read the text. Apparently there are monkeys running around stealing your stuff!
There are lots of photos, so this post will be continued the next day...
2 comments:
Japan is such a beautiful place! I really want to go there now! My little niece told her mom that she wanted to visit Japan and China and she said "Your Tia Vanessa will want to go with you!" So when she gets a little older I'll make a trip with her and use your blog as our guide!
Don't you love flying through the air with the greatest of ease...I love to ride anything dangling over a big ravine like that!!!
Post a Comment