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Izumo 2019: Izumo Taisha (出雲大社)

The next phase of my journey across Japan brought me to the northern part of Chugoku where I would be visiting the towns of Matsue…

I was unfortunately out of time on Miyajima and needed to continue my journey across Japan, so I grabbed my backpack and headed to the…

At some point overnight the continuous rainfall finally came to an end and after I woke up the next morning and took a look outside…

The residence that I stayed in while on Miyajima was a place called Miyajima Guest House Mikuniya. I had lodged here in 2017 since it…

At the southern end of the town on Miyajima, at the base of the mountains, is Daisho-in Temple, which is probably the most notable Buddhist…

Easily the most famous attraction on Miyajima is Itsukushima Shrine. If you’ve seen just about any tourism material for Japan it very likely had a…

The town on Miyajima is bordered by the island’s mountains and around midday I did a little bit of hiking on some of the nearby…

The rain continued to pour down as I climbed the stairs to Senjokaku Hall, which is also known as Hokoku Shrine. Senjokaku’s name translates to…

The next morning I awoke to the sounds of heavy rainfall. In 2017 a major rainstorm had passed through while I was on Miyajima and…

I had arrived on Miyajima late in the day but I was spending the night there and got to see the island after dark. The…