Asia 2010: Hiroshima & Miyajima

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Itinerary for Hiroshima (base of operations was the Hana Hostel Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan [Google Maps]):

2010/09/20 – Arrival in Hiroshima (on the Shinkansen from Osaka); Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
2010/09/21 – Miyajima
2010/09/22 – Departure for Kyoto (on the Shinkansen)

Arrived in Hiroshima and went right down to the Peace Memorial Park. Across the river from the Clock Tower. [2010/09/20 - Hiroshima/Peace Memorial Park] — Arrived in Hiroshima and went right down to the Peace Memorial Park. Across the river from the Clock Tower.

And here it is... [2010/09/20 - Hiroshima/Peace Memorial Park] — And here it is…

...the A-Bomb Dome. [2010/09/20 - Hiroshima/Peace Memorial Park] — …the A-Bomb Dome.

After a little tour around the Cenotaph... [2010/09/20 - Hiroshima/Peace Memorial Park] — After a little tour around the Cenotaph…

...through the Hall of Remembrance... [2010/09/20 - Hiroshima/Peace Memorial Park] — …through the Hall of Remembrance…

...through the Hall of Remembrance... [2010/09/20 - Hiroshima/Peace Memorial Park] — …through the Hall of Remembrance…

...we ran into Sam again. [2010/09/20 - Hiroshima/Peace Memorial Park] — …we ran into Sam again.

Then we found the dressed cat. [2010/09/20 - Hiroshima/Peace Memorial Park] — Then we found the dressed cat.

Seriously! A dressed cat. Definitely a first for me. [2010/09/20 - Hiroshima/Peace Memorial Park] — Seriously! A dressed cat. Definitely a first for me.

We went food-hunting with Sam and found good okonomiyaki Hiroshima-style at Daimarudou. [2010/09/20 - Hiroshima] — We went food-hunting with Sam and found good okonomiyaki Hiroshima-style at Daimarudou.

After dinner we finished off the day with some good music at a street corner. [2010/09/20 - Hiroshima] — After dinner we finished off the day with some good music at a street corner.

Second Day in Hiroshima. At the ferry terminal for our trip to Miyajima. [2010/09/21 - Hiroshima/Ferry Terminal] — Second Day in Hiroshima. At the ferry terminal for our trip to Miyajima.

And here we are... [2010/09/21 - Miyajima/In front of the ferry terminal] — And here we are…

...right next to the paper-eating deer. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — …right next to the paper-eating deer.

Deer everywhere. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — Deer everywhere.

You are not supposed to touch or feed the deer...not that anyone cares. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — You are not supposed to touch or feed the deer…not that anyone cares.

I need one of those for my door too. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — I need one of those for my door too.

Apparently it's one of the Top 3 Most Photographed Sites in Japan. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — Apparently it’s one of the Top 3 Most Photographed Sites in Japan.

And we doing our part to make sure it stays that way. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — And we doing our part to make sure it stays that way.

Time for a little tour of the shrine. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — Time for a little tour of the shrine.

Looks like during high tide the water reaches up here. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — Looks like during high tide the water reaches up here.

Somehow the Japanese English seemed much better in Osaka. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — Somehow the Japanese English seemed much better in Osaka.

Up we go... [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — Up we go…

...to where the good view is... [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — …to where the good view is…

...and the crazy camera-stealing monkeys are. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — …and the crazy camera-stealing monkeys are.

Time to take some more pictures. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — Time to take some more pictures.

The Austrian opera singers (we beat them to the top - they need to train some more). [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — The Austrian opera singers (we beat them to the top – they need to train some more).

This is as high as you can go on Mt. Misen...and they have a vending machine up here. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — This is as high as you can go on Mt. Misen…and they have a vending machine up here.

Now we have to walk down again...on the way it's shrines... [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — Now we have to walk down again…on the way it’s shrines…

...and more torii... [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — …and more torii…

Another opportunity for a couple pictures of the torii - with Hiroshima in the distance. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — Another opportunity for a couple pictures of the torii – with Hiroshima in the distance.

Time for snacks and souvenirs before the sun sets. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — Time for snacks and souvenirs before the sun sets.

Torii sunset picture. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — Torii sunset picture.

I have at least two dozens of those. [2010/09/21 - Miyajima] — I have at least two dozens of those.

For dinner we ended up at Daimaroudou in Okonomi-Mura again. [2010/09/21 - Hiroshima/Okonomi-Mura] — For dinner we ended up at Daimaroudou in Okonomi-Mura again.

Leaving the Hana Hostel Hiroshima for the last time... [2010/09/22 - Hiroshima/Hana Hostel Hiroshima] — Leaving the Hana Hostel Hiroshima for the last time…

Videos shot in Hiroshima on 2010/09/20 (unedited; embedded versions are downscaled to 640×360 and brightness adjusted):

The Franker – Mysterious (720p download)

The Franker – Te no Hira (720p download)

The Franker – Michi (720p download)

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