Miyajima Torii Gate

Don't worry, I'm just starting on my many photos from Japan and South Korea; you'll be bored of them before I'm done. I'll continue withe Myiajima's most famous site, the Itsukushima Shrine's torii gate. Can you see it in the lower left of this photo from the ferry?

Here's the more famous view of it.

Any way you view it, it's an amazing thing to see.

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Here's a leftover Skywatch Friday photo from San Francisco. The view was even better in the opposite direction.

Miyajima Park

Large sections of Miyajima are dedicated to parks, and a visitor must spend time here.

Everything's just as you'd expect in Japan, perfectly kept and clean.

Wandering around here was one of my favorite things in Japan. And that's saying something!

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Miyajima Deer

Miyajima is famous for its "wild" deer, and they get right up to you. I had one try to see if I had anything in my pockets while I was taking photos!

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Fisheye Pagoda

Here's a Skywatch Friday shot I took for fun with my fisheye on Miyajima/Itsukushima, or Shrine Island - the pagoda certainly doesn't lean like that!

Miyajima Shrine and Pagoda

Miyajima/Itsukushima, or Shrine Island, is obviously famous for its shrines. In Japan, there is commonly a torii gate as you approach a shrine. You're not supposed to walk through the center as that is reserved for the gods.

Inside the shrine area are numerous places of worship. Photography inside the buildings is forbidden, but in the grounds it was allowed.

There's also a famous five-storied pagoda, built in 1407.

It's very impressive once you get close to it.

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