Hiroshima and Miyajima is famous in Japan for oysters. We had to stop and try the local variety. They charged 800 yen for raw and 500 yen for barbequed. We tried them both. I told Joanne I liked the oysters we had at Steve and Lucia’s house when they invited us to their eat-till- you drop fresh oyster party.
By the time we got there (I counted 10 different vehicles to get there; from subway trains, shinkansen, tram, taxi, ferry) it was near dusk. We managed to take some photos and had just enough time to try the local delicacies (oysters).
The view of “torii” (Shinto shrine gate) with the backdrop of water is classified as one of Japan’s “three best views”.
Miyajima Island is only a five-minute ferry ride from Hiroshima (it takes 30 minutes from another ferry port where our taxi driver dropped us off). This floating Shinto-shrine gate is a famous and revered site in Japan.
On our way to Miyajima Island we saw what looks to be a nuclear power plant in the distance. It was ironic that the power of destruction that once destroyed the city is now serving the people of Hiroshima.
Hiroshima and Miyajima is famous in Japan for oysters. We had to stop and try the local variety. They charged 800 yen for raw and 500 yen for barbequed. We tried them both. I told Joanne I liked the oysters we had at Steve and Lucia’s house when they invited us to their eat-till- you drop fresh oyster party.
By the time we got there (I counted 10 different vehicles to get there; from subway trains, shinkansen, tram, taxi, ferry) it was near dusk. We managed to take some photos and had just enough time to try the local delicacies (oysters).
The view of “torii” (Shinto shrine gate) with the backdrop of water is classified as one of Japan’s “three best views”.
Miyajima Island is only a five-minute ferry ride from Hiroshima (it takes 30 minutes from another ferry port where our taxi driver dropped us off). This floating Shinto-shrine gate is a famous and revered site in Japan.
On our way to Miyajima Island we saw what looks to be a nuclear power plant in the distance. It was ironic that the power of destruction that once destroyed the city is now serving the people of Hiroshima.
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what's shinkansen?
Hi Gene, shinkansen is the japanese name for their "bullet train"; really super fast train. When we're on it, it's super smooth, clean, efficient, always seems to be on time.
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