{"id":10022,"date":"2020-05-11T19:42:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T10:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evergreenhostel.com\/?p=10022"},"modified":"2020-05-11T19:42:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T10:42:02","slug":"miyajima-more-to-see-than-just-the-tori-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/evergreenhostel.com\/en\/2020\/05\/11\/miyajima-more-to-see-than-just-the-tori-gate\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Miyajima: More to see than just the Tori gate."},"content":{"rendered":"

Miyajima: More to see than just the Tori gate.\u00a0\u00a0by Simon<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

So you\u2019ve come to Miyajima to see the famous Tori gate and now you are wondering what else to see? Luckily there are plenty of other things to do! Here are just three examples.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Climb Mt Misen and Komagabayashi Peak\"1589193364965\"<\/b><\/p>\n

The top of Mount Misen is a very popular destination. You can even take the rope way to the top. But let\u2019s hike! The easiest route starts next to the Daishoin Temple (which you should check out!). It\u2019s mostly stairs all the way to the top. Easy!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the top you\u2019ll find a little rest house with a viewing platform that gives you a great view of the bay and it\u2019s island. It also has a toilet and Wi-Fi!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once you enjoyed the view you could head back down but I recommend walking to Komagabayashi Peak. It\u2019s only a short walk away and less crowded than Misen. A great place for lunch!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"1589193362403\"Now let\u2019s head back to the ferry terminal. Follow the signs to Ohmoto Park. This place is especially beautiful during cherry blossoms season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Go to the beach<\/b><\/p>\n

Most people will turn right after leaving the ferry and head straight to the main attraction. There are however good reasons to turn left. Beaches! That\u2019s right, there are nice beaches on Miyajima. The first big one is about 3km from the ferry terminal. You just need to follow the road to get there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are looking for a quieter beach follow the road for another 3km to a beach with a little shrine on it.\u00a0\"1589193342351\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Hike around the entire island via Iwafunedake<\/b><\/p>\n

If you are feeling adventurous and have a lot of time you can hike around the entire island. Be warned though that this is a very long hike (more than 35km!) and the trail is not always easy to follow. Bring a map!<\/span><\/p>\n

I would recommend starting early in the morning and walking counter clockwise. Follow the road towards the botanical gardens and then always stick to the trail that hugs the coast. Eventually you will reach the western coast of the island. There\u2019s a nice beach here where you can take a break and maybe go for a swim.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From here head up to Iwafunedake Peak. This is the most difficult section of the hike. The path is steep and overgrown. If you are lucky you might run into a tanuki in the forest or even spot one of the few remaining monkeys.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After reaching the peak and enjoying the view you have to walk another 1.5k untilthe path splits. Choose the path leading down and to the right to head to southern coast. You\u2019ll soon reach the road that will lead you back to ferry terminal. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Miyajima: More to see than just the Tori gate.\u00a0\u00a0by Simon So you\u2019ve come to Miyajima to see the famous Tori gate and now you are wondering what else to see? Luckily there are plenty of other things to do! Here are just three examples.\u00a0 Climb Mt Misen and Komagabayashi Peak The top of Mount Misen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4052,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"10018","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[7,44,10,36],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/evergreenhostel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10022"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/evergreenhostel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/evergreenhostel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/evergreenhostel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/evergreenhostel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10022"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/evergreenhostel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10031,"href":"http:\/\/evergreenhostel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10022\/revisions\/10031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/evergreenhostel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/evergreenhostel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/evergreenhostel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/evergreenhostel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}