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| A sign in a restaurant showing the times of the tides. Depending on when you go, you can walk out to giant torii, or see it "floating". |
This was major. I had
looking forward to visiting this shrine and seeing the giant “floating” torii
since we moved to Japan two years ago.
So imagine my disappointment when this is what we saw:
What rotten luck!
It turns out, that just a week or so prior to our visit a
tremendous wind storm tore through Miyajima and severely damaged the
Torii. 残念！This is what we should have seen. Though disappointed, we visited the shrine and walked as far out to the
Torii as the tide came in.
Itsukushima
Shrine is a stunningly beautiful shrine with a fascinating history. I strongly recommend anyone visiting Japan to
spend a day on Miyajima.
This summer we
will be studying Japanese for the entire month of August in Aichi
Prefecture. This is significantly closer
to Hiroshima and Miyajima than Saitama Prefecture, where we live. Perhaps we’ll take a break from studying and
go back to the island to see the Torii.
This time without a cover.
I've been wanting to see that shrine for a long time. My favorite is the 2nd to last picture with the ,I'm guessing, lion.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I am not exactly sure what they call that animal, I would also guess lion.
DeleteWow you are good at photography.
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