Hiroshima is close to some other interesting places in Japan, one of them is Miyajima. It’s famous for its Tori, or gate that seems to be floating in the water at high tide.
To get there you can take a train and then a ferry, both of which are included if you have a JR rail pass.
If you had no rail pass, you could take a ferry right from outside the memorial park in Hiroshima, it’s a bit more expensive, but much faster.
Besides the gate, there are a few temples and a mountain they you can either hike or take a cable car up. I chose to hike it and there are awesome views from the top. There is a little coffee shop on the top with resonable prices considering the location!
At low tide the gate appears to be stuck in mud, but you can walk around it at that point so you can get up close pictures.
There are a few pagodas on the island, but this was the tallest. There was a small entrance fee to get into the temple and access the pagoda.
