Miyajima is beautiful, really beautiful but it was so hot and so crowded.
I was visiting in mid October and there were still massive crowds. And it must have been at least in the mid. 80s if not hotter.
Our guide mentioned the heat and said something about having to wear a jacket on August 15rh. But yesterday …. He brought up climate change. And I am certain that the changing of climate
Had something to do with the heat.
We walked over an hour in the heat and for me, it was oppressive. It seemed many persons in my group felt the same
Very large crowds of tourists. It was what you might expect in what we call the tourist season.
For m, it was a problem but it might not be for someone else.
I especially loved the deer. I did see one of them nipping at a women s behind but I think she may have worked on the island or knew how to deal with them The guide map you get cautions you that they might try to eat your personal belongings, even your phone when you are taking pictures of them
Then we went on to Hiroshima which is a very large and beautiful city. Of course, most Americans and others associate Hirosima with the bombing
We did a lot of walking with the heat continuing to be a problem as well as the crowding.
It was not just the tourists but the school children on field trips. There were at least several hundred school children on field trips arriving in school buses I do not know if this is a daily event or if we happened to be there on the day of many school trips
I was unable to see very much because of the crowding I walked in to the museum and had to walk out. I sat downstairs in the lobby walking around the lobby some and buying some souvenirs.
Hiroshima is not just the history of Japan it is the history of the United States as well.
I can understand why it would be a field trip for Japanese and other school children.
I have a question about lunch. We had lunch at a very beautiful hotel. I want to understand what was our lunch called. We had several small dishes which included rice, soup, raw fish, one piece of teriyaki, a very small dessert, a piece of orange. And other foods.
I had a similar meal at my hotel in a Yokohama I tink it was called a Traditional Meal in Yokohama. Is there a name for this meal that includes several items but small portions?.