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tanegashima Tanegashima breakwater, a Japanese space facility is on this island. The water was really rough for the crossing from Yakushima, we were worried we'd have to turn back.	tanegashima Waves breaking over the breakwater at Tanegashima	jetfoil View from the Jetfoil as we went from Tanegashima to Kagushima, there's a wind farm mostly invisible on the hills	jetfoil View from the Jetfoil, a cable car connected the lighthouse point to the main land
kagushima Kagushima train station	miyajima The Miyajima ferry was docked at Hiroshima	miyajima From the dock at Hiroshima	miyajima From the dock at Hiroshima
miyajima On the ferry from Hiroshima to Miyajima	miyajima Otorii, the vermillion gate, from the ferry, with the floating shrine behind it	miyajima Otorii from the ferry, you can see the four extra legs from the side, it's free standing in the sand, under it's own weight. The tower at the left is the five storied pagoda.	miyajima Otorii from the ferry, you can see the stabilising legs from this view
miyajima The deer were fearless	miyajima The deer would mug the tourists for treats	miyajima This rickshaw runner was petting the standing deer a moment before	miyajima Deer, taking a break from pan handling
miyajima Cris as we walked along the shore road to the floating shrine	miyajima Ferry service to the island runs frequently, that's Hiroshima in the background	miyajima Lion guarding the way to the shrine	miyajima Lantern lined walk to the shrine
miyajima Stone gate that we passed through	miyajima Otorii from the land side, at low tide unfortunately	miyajima Another stone lion	miyajima The floating shrine (Itsukushima) at low tide
miyajima My legs were still really sore from hiking in Shiratani Gorge the day before, these steps up to Senjokaku (hall of a thousand mats, aka the Hokoku Shrine) and the five storied pagoda were intimidating	miyajima Corner detail on Senjokaku	miyajima Senjokaku and the five storied pagoda	miyajima Senjokaku, facing the floating shrine
miyajima Senjokaku interior, lots of decorative arts were hung from the ceiling	miyajima Senjokaku interior, boat models	miyajima Senjokaku interior, horses painting	miyajima Senjokaku interior, with huge rice paddle
miyajima Senjokaku interior	miyajima Senjokaku interior, scary 3D mask hung above our heads	miyajima The five storied pagoda	miyajima Cris just before the pagoda, with supported tree
miyajima The five storied pagoda	miyajima The five storied pagoda, corner view	miyajima The deer that were nibbling on Cris's backpack a moment ago	miyajima Deer wandering away
miyajima Senjokaku from the pagoda side	miyajima Shrine next to Itsukushima	miyajima Next to Itsukushima	miyajima Wooden statues, rough carved, lived inside this building
miyajima Inside the Miyajima Historical and Folklore Materials house, water pots	miyajima Historical house, floating procession models for the Kangen Music Festival (Jun 17th)	miyajima Historical house, "The tea pot which is shaped an egg-plant"	miyajima Historical house, big rice paddle
miyajima Historical house, three monkies box: "The box for keeping cigarettes"	miyajima Historical house, we never did see any monkies riding the deer...	miyajima Historical house, childrens block matching toy	miyajima Historical house, painting of the Otorii in a rain storm
miyajima Historical house, image of Kiyomori Taira (head of Aki Province, rebuilt the floating shrine)	miyajima Historical house, Kiyomori Taira	miyajima Historical house, fountain	miyajima Historical house, garden
miyajima Historical house, garden	miyajima Historical house, box steps	miyajima Carp, next to Itsukushima	miyajima Next to Itsukushima
miyajima Bridge next to Itsukushima	miyajima Canal next to Itsukushima	miyajima Tourist trap shops, we had grilled oysters here	miyajima Yet another big rice paddle
miyajima Tourist trap	miyajima Otorii at night, from the ferry back to Hiroshima	miyajima Otorii at night, from the ferry back to Hiroshima	miyajima Otorii at night, from the ferry back to Hiroshima
miyajima Even monks need to check their text messages, on the ferry back to Hiroshima	miyajima Otorii at night, from the ferry back to Hiroshima	miyajima Walking back to the train station from the ferry terminal, this guy was holding up a restaurant sign	miyajima Wooden creature holding up a restaurant sign

Created with the tool album from Dave's MarginalHacks on Sun Nov 12 23:21:23 2006