Blogs from Miyajima, Hiroshima, Japan, Asia - page 5

Yes, after last weeks adventures in the reds, greens and whites up around Fukui, I decided that I would catch the last of the season I one of the countries most famous places for viewing the Kouyou or leafs changing colour, Miyajima. Ok. Your probably getting bored of the red leaves thing by now. WELL I’M NOT SO HAH!! Don’t worry though this will be the last one about the changing leaves in Japan, the last leaves were slowly withering away down in Miyajima and the winter will therefore be truly kicking in soon. The weather gauge is hanging around he 13-degree area and has been steadily dropping recently. In fact, the temperature has managed to change by around 20 degrees in a 6 weeks, requiring a sudden scramble for the long johns, and a re-donning ... read more

WOW - i don't even know where to start! miyajima island is too incredible to even put into words! it is a very sacred island... no trees are allowed to be cut down, so the forests are very dense... and noone is allowed to give birth or die here, so there are no hospitals or cemeteries! so... mum and dad had stayed on the island on tuesday night and, after a slight hiccup trying to find the ryokan in the pitch black, finally enjoyed a very traditional meal and rested comfortably on their futons! the next morning, i got the train to hiroshima and then the ferry to miyajima to meet them... i had LOTS of people talking to me and asking me where i was from etc. so i was keen to tell them all ... read more

A partir de Hiroshima, ou nous couchons pour quelques jours (1 nuit en love hotel, et 3 en minshuku, auberge japonaise familiale), nous avons fait un day trip (voyage d'une journee) vers l'ile de Miyajima. Pour y aller, nous avons pris le train avec nos JR pass (passe de train nous donnant acces gratuitement aux trains JR... gratuitement est vite dit car nous avons paye la passe assez cher!) Le traversier etait aussi couvert par nos passes. C'est vraiment l'fun de juste montrer nos passes pour acceder au train! Pas besoin de faire la file pour les billets ou de sortir de l'argent! L'ile de Miyajima est tres touristique... mais aussi tres belle! Elle est connue pour la "floating torii". Une torii est une porte d'entree pour les temple. Celle ci a de particulier d'etre dans ... read more

So I made it to Japan Finally...There was a festival on in Kyoto so i decided to go straight there and skip Osaka after losing 2 days due to flight cancellations and delays. As usual did very little planning and so had not booked any accommodation so with no surprise they was fully booked and so was most of the cheap budget hotels....Hmmmmm!!! Luckily they offered to let me stay in there communal area ( a Japanese Style lounge that changed into bedroom after 11pm) I wasn't the only one Martin was in the same boat....Luckily we got on really well and decided to go to Temple lodging in Koyasan. Actually it was much nicer than staying in the dorm room but you had to get up early at 7:30 when it is open to the ... read more

We got up early on Sunday (7am, after a 2am bed after the football) and made our way to Miyajima, a mountainous sea island to the south of Hiroshima. We caught the ferry and first saw the Oh-Torri, the world famous dedication of love. We then went to the local temple and caught sight of a traditional Japanese wedding taking place there and a stunning location it made too! From there we made our way up the Rope Walk and a greater contrast to the hubbub of Japanese cities couldn’t be found! The cable car took us up into the mountains of the island and into such tranquillity. The transit was in two parts and the second gave the impression of being floated up to the mountaintops. We arrived at the beginning of the footpath ... read more