Day 14 Hiroshima peace park , Miyajima Island and Okonomiyaki Restaurant

 Hiroshima peace park!

April:This morning we went to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.

In front of Sadako Statue

These places are made in memorial for those lost in the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and those who were lost due to the aftermath.

The museum contains articles of clothing and personal objects from those effected. It also contains art pieces and photographs of the bombing.

Cael tried a raw egg with rice.

We had a nice group lunch at Japanese restaurant ( Otyoya-Gohan)

"Alex? Where are you?" -Evan. "In front of you." -Me. "Where's that??" -Evan. "I don't know, maybe go forward?!" -Me. That was the string quotes we got while going through a pitch black tunnel at a shrine on the Miyajima island. We took a ferry to get here and the island itself was very tourist friendly. There were lots of shops around selling Japanese souvenirs, and a surprising amount of stores selling swords. I ended up buying a pair of chopsticks with my name engraved on them.

at Itukushima Shrine

What a great view ! We could walk through the Shrine gate. We try to enjoy the Miyajima to maximum effect by checking our Miyajima tide table for when we can see the great shrine gate. 

Then ,Daishyo-in(大聖院）

. There were two shrines on the island that we visited, one being more traditional, and the other being a little more fun. The second shrine had the dark tunnel, a temple high up on a hill with a great view, and mist makers throughout. Our island visit was very fun.

Mai Xia:  After visiting the shrines and going through the streets that has lots of souvenirs on the Miyajima island.

 We then headed towards Hiroshima to go eat Okonomiyaki. All of us got the same Okonomiyaki that had bean sprouts, sliced cabbage, pork, and soba noodles in between the egg and flour mixture. 

As sensei had reserved seats for us, we got to see the chefs cook us our Okonomiyaki! Their skills were amazing as they continued cooking the Okonomiyaki. Not only were their skills great, the Okonomiyaki was great as well. It was tasty and the seasonings that were put into the ingredients made it even more delicious!

 After finishing the Okonomiyaki, we then headed towards our free time before calling it a night.