ITSUKUSHIMA SHRINE TORII in the SEA 〈厳島神社の海に浮かぶ鳥居〉

I LOVE JAPAN TRIP part 1

After my 30th birthday I had this strong urge to travel. But not to foreign countries but within Japan to realize the beauty of my country. I decided to call it "I LOVE Japan Trip" and set couple rules to fully enjoy this trip.

1. Travel alone.

2. Be offline as possible. (Completely offline is impossible because I can't read maps lol)

3. Take the cheapest local bus and trains ant not bullet trains.

4. Stay in guest house or hotel.

5. Save everything in my camera

6. Travel with 1 bag pack

I'm sure there were little more but this is all I remember.

So to start my trip I took the midnight bus from Nagoya to Hiroshima. The reason why I decided to start my trip from Hiroshima is because of the Atomic Bomb Museum. The importance of learning and understanding what happened to my country was important and the recent United States President Obama's visit to Hiroshima after 70years from end of the war was simply moving and wanted to feel the same air.

Midnight bus wasn't that tough. If your body is in good condition. After 7 hours (staring from 11pm-ish) Arrived in Hiroshima early in the morning. Moved straight to Miyajima to visit the Itsukushima Shrine, where I could see the beautiful Torii (Grand Frame) and it did not disappoint me at all.

This beautiful grand entrance floating in the water was absolutely mesmerizing! If you have a chance to visit, you want to be sure if you want to see the Torii in water or out of water. Depending on time, high or low tide will change the whole look. Here's when it is during low water.

It is amazing to see the bottom of the Torii where it is usually under water. As you can see the Torii itself is not deeply buried but a lot of heavy rocks are build in on the top of the Torii, making it very stiff. It is unbelievable that people from 100 years ago used this technique so that this Torii won't fall down or collapse in this earthquake country. Your can check the tide prediction online so I recommend you do so!

My trip report will continue:)

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30才を超えたあたりでなぜか無償に日本の美しさを再確認する旅に出かけたいと思い、勝手に"I LOVE JAPAN TRIP"と名前をつけて旅をすることにしました。その際につくった自分のルールがこちら。

①一人で旅をする

②できるだけオフラインで　（完全に引き離すのは方向音痴なので無理ｗ）

③新幹線ではなくローカルバスや電車を使う

④ホテルではなく、ホステルやゲストハウスに泊まる

⑤カメラにすべての感動を収める

⑥バックパック１つで移動する

まず旅を始めるには名古屋から広島までの夜行バスを利用。広島を旅の始点をしたかったのは、日本人として原爆資料館にいったことがなかったから。その歴史を教科書だけでしかしらないのは恥ずかしいなと思って、今さらかもだけどここにしました。あとはニュースでも終戦７０年後に初めてオバマ大統領が広島を訪問したことも話題になりましたが、それにも感動してミーハーだけど少しでも同じ空気に触れられたらなーと思いました。

７時間ちょいで広島につき、まずは厳島神社の鳥居へ。

やっぱりすごいー！朱色の赤が本当に美しくて、滿汐/引き潮両方の鳥居をみたかったのでほぼ１日中宮島にいました。数100年前の人が、この地震の多い日本で鳥居を深く埋めるのではなく多くの重りで立たせるという技術をつかったのが信じられないなーと感動しました。

やっぱり日本っていい！

I LOVE JAPAN TRIPは続きます。

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"I LOVE JAPAN TRIP" SERIES

Part 1 : ITSUKUSHIMA SHRINE TORII in the SEA 〈厳島神社の海に浮かぶ鳥居〉

Part 2 : ITSUKUSHIMA SHRINE & IT'S BEAUTIFUL RED 〈厳島神社の朱色が美しい！〉

Part 3 : FEELING THE SPIRIT of MIYAJIMA 〈宮島をぷらぷらお散歩する〉

Part 4 : CONGER EEL BOX "MAMETANUKI" 〈穴子陶箱飯「まめたぬき」〉

Part 5 : HIROSHIMA A-BOMB DOME/PEACE MEMORIAL 〈広島原爆ドーム/平和記念資料館〉

Part 6 : HIROSHIMA CITY MUSEUM of CONTEMPORARY ART 〈広島市現代美術館〉

Part 7 : LEGENDARY NAGATAYA'S OKONOMIYAKI 〈原爆ドーム前お好み焼き"長田屋"〉

Part 8 : ON MY WAY TO OKAYAMA ~ BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE LANDSCAPE〈岡山へ向かうまでの絶景✧〉

Part 9 : ENJOY THE SMALL WALKS in KURASHIKI 〈倉敷のぷらぷら散歩が楽しい♡〉

Part 10 : BEST TONKATSU in KURASHIKI "KAPPA" 〈倉敷の名物とんてい「かっぱ」〉

Part 11 : WHEN in KAGAWA, YOU EAT UDON 〈香川のうどんはやっぱりもちもち〉

Part 12 : INSPIRATIONAL JAPANESE ART "ADACHI MUSEUM" 〈心揺さぶる足立美術館の日本画〉

Part 13 : DISTINCTIVE IZUMO SOBA 〈出雲で食べるおいしい出雲蕎麦〉

Part 14 : CLASSIC OMU-RICE in IZUMO〈昔ながらのオムライスが一番美味しい♡〉

Part 15 : IZUMO GRAND SHRINE SANTCUARY〈神話の世界✧出雲大社を訪れる〉

Part 16 : DIGNIFIED LOOK of KAGURADEN〈迫力の神楽殿が美しい！〉

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