Today is Eileen`s 25th birthday! She came over to Hiroshima together with Mom to celebrate her birthday in Japan. 2 days in Hiroshima - the first was spent mostly visiting the various sights around the city such as the Peace Memorial Park.
On the 2nd day, we went to Miyajima Island - a World Heritage Sight. Miyajima Island is south of Hiroshima City and the ferry ride there takes around 30mins from Miyajima-guchi Pier. Miyajima is a beautiful island covered with maple trees and free roaming deer.
The famous `torii` of Ikutsushima-jinja
The both of us in front of the `torii`
The splendid Ikutsushima-jinja
Miyajima Island has thousands of free roaming deer. These tame animals allow people to take photographs with them and can be found in almost any part of the island.
One of Miyajima`s main attractions is Mount Misen. We took the cable car all the way up the mountain, but it was still a good hour`s hike before we finally reached the peak of Mount Misen where we had a view of the Seto Inland Sea. Unfortunately, it was a foggy day so we didn`t have a very clear view of the nearby islands.
Trying the famous Hiroshima `okonomiyaki`
After Miyajima, we went back to Hiroshima City where we had a `shabu-shabu` dinner to celebrate Eileen`s birthday. It was something like steamboat but with more red meat rather than seafood. It was a great day, but too bad Mom and Eileen can only be here for 2 days....Happy 25th Birthday dear!
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