After we went through Itsukushima Shrine, we were hungry. We decided to hit some of the food booths that were nearby and get some lunch. Along the way, we kept getting distracted by deer.
While we played with these guys, we ate some different meats on sticks. Grilled pork, beef, and some fried oysters. It was all pretty yummy and we were able to keep the deer away from the food.
We had planned on hiking up to the peak of Mt. Misen and taking the ropeway down, but if we were going to make it to the Hiroshima Peace Museum we were going to have to let it go. It was hard not to do this hike because there are some interesting shrines along the way and the view from the peak is supposed to be quite spectacular, but we simply didn't have time.
Deer and lanterns....
Deer and torii gates....
As we made our way over to the beach, we saw some "samurai warriors".
I guess some people decided the huge prices to be able to dress up like a samurai was worth it.
These two had swords and were doing a mock battle.
Deer and boats....
Deer and sand!
We spent a few minutes wandering around the beach looking for shells. We found some along with some crabs, and some deer droppings! We have looked for shells on many beaches, but this is the first time we have found deer droppings on a beach!
Each of the kids got some shells and some of the sacred sand of Miyajima to take home with them. When we get back to America, we will put the sand and shells in some glass jars so we can always have a small part of the island of the gods with us. As we were finishing up, this deer came over to help us. He tried to eat our bags.
We want to spend about two days here and explore every inch of this fun, beautiful, magical place! It is not a large island, it would be such a fun adventure to get a small boat and sail around it. We all hope we can come back someday....we enjoyed our time here so much! It wasn't long enough!!
Boyers love Miyajima! Boyers love Japan!!
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