Miyajima Island Morning Stroll

7-days wandering solo in summer Japan
may 28 - june 04, 2013 tuesday to tuesday

Hiroshima solo day-trip

Initial plan is to visit Hiroshima city center but due to underestimated travel time from Hiroshima JR station by looking on the electronic schedule boards, I immediately decided to visit Miyajima Island. In addition, I'd like to visit the mountain as early as possible for the morning breeze reason. By the way, roundtrip ferry fare is covered also by JR pass. I roamed this island from 1000H until 1230H only, cannot went further due to knee joint attained last Mt. Kinabalu climb.

Miyajima island is one of the crown jewels of Japan, and certainly one of its finest views. Located off the coast of Hiroshima, the serene beauty of the island is an essential coda to that city. Miyajima has been considered a holy place for most of Japanese history. In 806 AD, the monk Kōbō Daishi ascended Mt. Misen (535m) and established the mountain as an ascetic site for the Shingon sect of Buddhism.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Miyajima

Miyajima Island

Hiroshima Solo Day Trip

7-days wandering solo in summer Japan
may 28 - june 04, 2013 tuesday to tuesday

Osaka Kansai International Airport arrival at night

Hiroshima was my first destination on my 7-days journey in Japan and my first shinkansen (bullet train) experience for about 2.5 hours in 345 km distance. Bullet train costs 9,980 yen ($99.8) but since I availed the 7-day unlimited JR pass, I passed through the ticketing officer by just showing the JR pass only. I visited Hiroshima because of its Atomic Bomb World War II history, I am curious how did it affect the current situation of this place. scheduled this in itinerary for 1-day tour only with Miyujima Island tour included.

On 6 August 1945 at 8:15AM the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb dubbed "Little Boy" on Hiroshima. It is estimated that at least 70,000 people were killed in the explosion and its immediate aftermath. Corpses lay piled in rivers; medical treatment was virtually non-existent, as most of the city's medical facilities had been located near the hypocenter, and the few doctors left standing had no idea what hit them. That evening, radioactive materials in the atmosphere caused a poisonous "black rain" to fall. Automobiles are a major local industry, with Mazda's corporate headquarters nearby. There are three excellent art museums in the city center, some of Japan's most fanatical sports fans, and a wide range of culinary delights — most notably the city's towering contribution to bar cuisine, Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Hiroshima

Hiroshima Castle