2025.12.7

We started the day early. 

Around 5 AM we got up and walked to the Great torii gate. It is usually in the sea but at the low tide we can walk to the gate. It was so big and the fullmoon was so beautiful.

After checking out we left the luggage at the hotel and visited a shrine and a temple in Miyajima. 

We had a special lunch of a variety of Oyster dishes.

We enjoyed fried momiji manju and bought some sweets and went back to the hotel to pick up the luggage.

We took a ferry and a train and went to Yokogawa.

I went to my ancester's grave yard. Until last year I visited there with my uncle and aunt, but he passed away on June 30 this year.

After that I visited a shrine and went back to the station to see my friend again and we took a taxi to Mitaki temple.  

We went to Hiroshima station and bought some sweets and had early dinner.

We took a night bus at 5:50PM to Tokyo.

It was a nice trip.

2025.12.6

It was fine.

After breakfast I ordered to pick up the suitcase and checked out. 

I headed for Hiroshima station and got together with friend and headed for Miyajima.

We went to the hotel to leave luggage and went to Itsukushima jinja shrine. There was a wedding ceremony.

We visited the Treasure Museum.

We visited Daiganji and Senjokaku and had Chikaramochi rice cake. We bought rice balls. We got croissant momiji and climbed Mt. Misen. It was fine and the view was very nice.

After that we headed for the hotel and went out for dinner but after all decided to have supper in the room.

We felt very tired but accomplished.

2025.12.5

We had strange weather, fine, rain, sleet. There was rainbow too.

I started the day early. First I visited Izumo oyashiro.

After having a square breakfast I wore kimono.

We went to Miho jinja shrine and got official prayer.

We had seafood lunch at the same place as usual.

And we visited the Bukkokuji.

We came back to Izumo.

I took the 17:00 long distance bus to Hiroshima and arrived around 20:20.

I bought Okonomiyaki but there was dinner at hotel. I took a public bath.