Miyajima
This fall Ms. Lee came to Japan to visit our family and travel with us in Japan. We were so happy to see her after such a long time. We traveled with Ms. Lee on the Shinkansen to Miyajima. Miyajima is ancient shrine in the far west of Japan near the city of Hiroshima. The shrine is on an island. The entire island is considered sacred ground so the
shrine gate (or torii) to enter the island stands in the bay. In ancient times, all who entered Miyajima, had to do so through the torii. At high tide the gate seems to be floating on the water. At low tide, we could see that it was actually set on the ground. The pavilions and walkways of the shrine stand above the tidal waters at high tide. A low tide you can see the grassy floor of the bay beneath them. The sacred deer of Miyajima walk around amongst all of the visitors. At low tide, they walk out and eat the grassy seaweed on the floor of the bay.
This fall Ms. Lee came to Japan to visit our family and travel with us in Japan. We were so happy to see her after such a long time. We traveled with Ms. Lee on the Shinkansen to Miyajima. Miyajima is ancient shrine in the far west of Japan near the city of Hiroshima. The shrine is on an island. The entire island is considered sacred ground so the
shrine gate (or torii) to enter the island stands in the bay. In ancient times, all who entered Miyajima, had to do so through the torii. At high tide the gate seems to be floating on the water. At low tide, we could see that it was actually set on the ground. The pavilions and walkways of the shrine stand above the tidal waters at high tide. A low tide you can see the grassy floor of the bay beneath them. The sacred deer of Miyajima walk around amongst all of the visitors. At low tide, they walk out and eat the grassy seaweed on the floor of the bay.
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