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| Berry wanted a picture with the gate. Dont worry he'll be in many more :) |
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| The famous gate. |
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| Berry is ready to get off this boat and explore the island. |
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| Berry and his new deer friend hanging out. |
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| Treat deer gently? Berry says boo! haha jk he likes being intact. |
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| Plaque speaking to the shrine. Made Berry read the whole thing before we moved on. |
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| A totem by the shore. |
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| Gate and surrounding area. |
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| Walkway to the shrine by the water. I imagine these lanterns are commemorative for people who donated a certain amount of money. |
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| Berry is hesitant to cross those warrior cat statues. Fierce! |
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| More statues. I think we are getting close to the shrine. |
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| Berry loves this gate. |
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| We found the purification station before entering the shrine. |
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| Alright lets explore this shrine. |
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| Found a cool little lantern. |
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| Wonder what this would look like in low tide? |
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| Such a cool shrine. Berry agrees but didnt want to be identified so we had to blur him out. |
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| Battle training grounds. What weapon would you like to learn Berry? |
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| Berry taking in the beautiful view of the gate. |
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| Time to drink some sake. Believe that is what those things carry. |
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| Berry liking the view of the tall bridge we just walked by. |
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| Berry likes these cut outs. |
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| I see a shrine entrance in the distance. Lets go! |
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| This guy doesnt look too happy does he Berry? |
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| Amazing wood work of the dragon and pretty fantastic lamp hanging there as well. |
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| Berry is ready to Rocky these steps. |
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| Statue on the way up the steps. |
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| Berry waving back to the shrine gnome. |
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| Look at this lil cutie. People were putting coins into those slits this dude is standing on. |
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| Berry liked this memorial. |
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| Inside the high shrine at Daiganji. Worth the trek up those stairs. |
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| So many lil statues. |
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| Map of the sights on Miyajima. Yet another world heritage sight we have gone to see on this trip. |
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| Berry wanted to know what it was like to be a raccoon and we stumbled upon this so he became a raccoon for a lil bit. |
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| I found a Hello Kitty statue outside a store. We will call this Miyajima Kitty. |
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| We found a step by step instruction of how to make the hiroshinomiaki (spelling not guaranteed on that) we have had for dinner the last few nights. Now if only I could read those characters :) |
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| These things were delicious. They are cheese filled and come in different flavors. Wish I bought a few boxes worth. :) Especially considering Berry ate most of them. |
I got to see the island at high tide so the shrine had water all underneath the walkway; I would like to see it at low tide to see how it differs. After appreciating the shrine on the water, I head up to the Doni temple on the mountain which had many stairs and lots of buildings to explore. After finishing there, I walked back down to the main part of town and had some leaf sweets (spongy cake filled with various things – I got apple in one and cheese in the other and they were delicious) as I made my way to the ferry to get back to mainland. Once back in Hiroshima, I walk over to the main Japanese garden which is beautiful with bridges and a giant lake in the middle which provides many angles as you walk around to take great pictures and enjoy the park.
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| Berry studying the map of the garden so we dont get lost. What a great travel buddy. |
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| Little tree island just hanging out in the middle of the water. |
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| I like this picture quite a bit. |
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| Berry looking back before we head out deeper into the garden. |
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| Berry found this beautiful wooden bridge just hanging in the shade. |
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| I wonder what the boat is for. |
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This is a pretty nice view dont you think Berry?
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| Little panoramic view from inside the park. |
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Bridges and water galore. So peaceful looking.
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| Park had a few little cabins in it. This one I believe is the tea house where you can get tea samples during certain hours. This was not one of those hours. |
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| We are getting so close to these bridges. |
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| Berry found this awesome scenic overlook of the park. I think he has a good set of eyes. |
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| As we were walking around, one of my favorite animals started following us and landed long enough for me to get this picture. What a beaut! |
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| Got to the cool arch bridges, now time to conquer them eh Berry? |
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| Berry wanted to take a break in the shade after we walked around the entire garden. Not a bad place to pop a squat. |
Once I was done enjoying the park, I went to find this ice beer Takao told me about. I get to where it is supposed to be and the place is gone. So I walk around and do some searching and find a nearby craft beer bar (Raku Beer), so I go there instead. After 2 flights of 3 beers ( they had a bunch of choices and one flight wasn't enough – they were pretty tasty), I make my way back to the train station and find the picture for the ice beer Takao was talking about on a window of a bar/restaurant. I stop in for dinner and to enjoy this ice beer (its a beer with frozen foam – not bad but not worth the price increase to me). After enjoying the meal, I head back to the hotel as I head north tomorrow.
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| How did they know my weak spot? I love these things. Not sure why but I think they are pretty amazing so we stood here for a lil bit just throwing money away so Berry could watch the magical coin taker in action. |
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| Berry found his home away from home. look at all the beer selections we can choose. |
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| First flight at the craft beer bar. Lets get it on! |
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| Berry is way more excited about this flight. I cant say I blame him. |
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| We finally found the frozen beer. Not what I was expecting but we got to try it. Day complete :) |
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