Kintai Bridge is the main attraction of Iwakuni.
View of the Nishiki river from the Kintai Bridage.
The torii of the Kikko Shrine next to the Kikko park.
The reconstructed keep of the Iwakuni castle on top of the hill.
This was the site of the original keep.
View of the Kintai Bridge from the keep.
A bus decorated with a famous manga created by an Iwakuni native.
The dears ignored us when we left the ferry from Miyajima and set foot on the Itsukushima island.
Rice pot was a specialty of Miyajima.
The famous torii in the sea of Itsukushima Shrine.
Visitors took turn to stand at the end of the walkway of Itsukushima Shrine to take photos with the torii.
The base of the buildings would be in sea water during high tide.
The five story pagoda and the One Thousand Mat Pavilion of Itsukushima Shrine .
The decorations on the ceiling of the One Thousand Mat Pavilion .
“7 min if run little!” to the ropeway station, so said the wood sign. The ropeway was under maintenance for the entire week, so said the small piece of paper.
View of Itsukushima and Miyajima across the strait from our hotel room.
Our twelve courses dinner at the hot spring hotel.
We walked to the torii when the tide was at its lowest night.
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