On Thursday we took a train to Miyajima, then got on the ferry to Miyajima Island, in the Seto Inland Sea. It's famous for its huge red torii, (gate) sitting out in the water. Erected in 1875 and made of camphor wood, it's one of the largest torii in Japan (more than 53 feet tall). Miyajima is one of the top three most scenic spots in Japan, according to the Japanese.
Lottie and Adam enjoyed the ferry ride.
I checked the tide predictions before we left - success! We were able to see the torii with water surrounding it. Much more impressive than a torii sitting in mud (you'll see that later in the post).
Miyajima is considered sacred as are deer, so they roam all over the island. Lottie is NOT afraid. She wanted to pet all of them.
Adam is also not afraid anymore. He and the deer are friends. He tried really hard to feed them leaves, but most weren't interested. That didn't stop him from following them around with branches, trying to force feed them.
A view of Itsukushima Shrine - the tide is already going back out. At high tide, the shrine also overlooks the water.
Lottie was more interested in the wood planks than the pretty gate.
Once we got to the shrine, Adam starting running a fever and informed us that he was sick. He spent the rest of our time in Miyajima asleep in the stroller, poor thing.
We took a walk, and on the way back, realized that the tide had gotten really low. Here's the torii sitting on the mud. Not as impressive, but then everyone was walking around on the mud/sand.
We headed back toward the ferry station for lunch and found one of Chris's favorites. Lottie had to try it out.
Lottie making inanimate friends.
Then we found the giant rice paddle.
We decided to eat more okonomiyaki. See how much cabbage is piled on to make one?
After lunch, Adam was feeling a little better, and made a new friend.
Once we got back on the shinkansen, Adam and Lottie both started feeling sick again (the train was super hot - Japanese prefer hot to cold). After napping on both Grandma and Grandpa, we decided that Adam would rest better and cooler if he just laid across two seats by himself. Luckily, the train was not too crowded. He's just a little too long to fit - his feet hung off the end! He started feeling better by Saturday, and Lottie felt better once we took her to the doctor who diagnosed her first ear infection. Antibiotics are great things!
I checked the tide predictions before we left - success! We were able to see the torii with water surrounding it. Much more impressive than a torii sitting in mud (you'll see that later in the post).
Miyajima is considered sacred as are deer, so they roam all over the island. Lottie is NOT afraid. She wanted to pet all of them.
Adam is also not afraid anymore. He and the deer are friends. He tried really hard to feed them leaves, but most weren't interested. That didn't stop him from following them around with branches, trying to force feed them.
A view of Itsukushima Shrine - the tide is already going back out. At high tide, the shrine also overlooks the water.
Lottie was more interested in the wood planks than the pretty gate.
Once we got to the shrine, Adam starting running a fever and informed us that he was sick. He spent the rest of our time in Miyajima asleep in the stroller, poor thing.
We took a walk, and on the way back, realized that the tide had gotten really low. Here's the torii sitting on the mud. Not as impressive, but then everyone was walking around on the mud/sand.
We headed back toward the ferry station for lunch and found one of Chris's favorites. Lottie had to try it out.
Lottie making inanimate friends.
Then we found the giant rice paddle.
We decided to eat more okonomiyaki. See how much cabbage is piled on to make one?
After lunch, Adam was feeling a little better, and made a new friend.
Once we got back on the shinkansen, Adam and Lottie both started feeling sick again (the train was super hot - Japanese prefer hot to cold). After napping on both Grandma and Grandpa, we decided that Adam would rest better and cooler if he just laid across two seats by himself. Luckily, the train was not too crowded. He's just a little too long to fit - his feet hung off the end! He started feeling better by Saturday, and Lottie felt better once we took her to the doctor who diagnosed her first ear infection. Antibiotics are great things!
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