Travel Japan Miyajima

Travel Japan Miyajima:

Miyajima, known for its famous red 0-torii (large gate) and Itsukushima Shrine, is located seaside of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan on the shores of the Seto Inland Sea. At high tide the torii and the shrine appear to be floating on the water. In Japan history, these structures were built around the time of Taira Kiyomori, a famous Heike general, and they are monuments of the Heian era in Japan. If you are lucky, you are able to witness the Bugaku, or ancient Heian rite at the Itsukushima Shrine.

A trip on the Shinkansen Kodama and Hikari from Kyoto will take you just shy of 2 hours to arrive at Hiroshima station. Then from Hiroshima station to Miyajima-guchi station will take another 30 minutes. After another short ferry ride, you will arrive at the terminal, and you may be greeted by Japanese deer, another symbol of the island.

A short walk from the terminal is the Itsukushima Shrine and O-torii, and also the Kiyomori Shrine. Along the way, and if you are hungry, you can sample the huge okonomiyaki, or Hiroshima pancake. The ingredients include the batter, with assorted seafood, cabbage, noodles, and an egg binder and sauce. The okonomiyaki is similar to the Osaka okonomiyaki and the Tokyo monjayaki.  The difference of the Osaka or Kansai okonomiyaki lies in the pork and assorted seafood and vegetables and cheese used as toppings, along with the sweeter sauce.  The Tokyo monjayaki is runnier, and is eaten by pulling the pancake toward you with a very small spatula.

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