Miyajima Island houses the Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is very accessible from Hiroshima. I use the JR Seishun 18 Pass* to get there, and it allows me to take the JR ferry across as well! *Seishun 18 Pass provides 5 days of unlimited JR rides. They do not need to be consecutive days,
My cousin Mel likes animals – she has a zoo. Okay, not literally, but she has or has had birds (canaries?), gerbil, hamster, dog, and a snake! Who knows what else she is breeding. After watching clips of these deers and their Japanese politeness (head bowing), Mel told me to check them out in Nara, Japan. I
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