Photography by Mark Carnaby

The JR Miyajima Ferry arriving at Miyajima guchi at night
Sliding door or shoji to my Japanese style room at Sakuraya Inn Miyajima Island
Traditional Japanese sweets Kompeito at the Sakuraya Inn Miyajima Island
Yours truly having a cup of matcha green tea in my Yukata on the tatami floor of my Japanese style room at Sakuraya Inn Miyajima Island
The O Torii Gate and stone lantern lit up in shadows of green and orange at midnight Miyajima Island [Buy a Print]
The O Torii Gate at night with the moon in the sky and the tide going out Miyajima Island
With the tide out I walked out to touch the sacred O Torii Gate at night Miyajima Island
Three people look up in awe at the great sight of The O Torii Gate and the reflection of it with the tide out at midnight Miyajima Islanda
The 28 metre high five storied pagoda built in 1407 lit up at night Miyajima Island
The still streets of Miyajima Island at night Miyajima Island
Small lit up shrine in a backstreet of Miyajima Island at night Miyajima Island
Miyajima Pale Ale Miyajima Island
Morning view from my window at Sakuraya Inn Miyajima Island
Water flows down a rock pool from the Mount Misen near the entrance of Daisho in Temple Miyajima Island
Autumn colors and a distance Vermilion bridge near the entrance of Daisho in Temple Miyajima Island
Billboard map showing the layout of Daisho in Temple Miyajima Island
Niomon Gate the gateway to Daisho in Temple Miyajima Island
Temizuya or place to purify your hands with water Daisho in Temple Miyajima Island
Dai hannyakyo Sutra touching these as you go up the stairs is believed to bring you great fortune Daisho in Temple Miyajima Island
Buddhist monk ringing the Belfry Daisho in Temple Miyajima Island
Kannon do Hall with autumn colors Daisho in Temple Miyajima Island
Coca Cola delivers all the way up here too Daisho in Temple Miyajima Island
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva or the protector of children Daisho in Temple Miyajima Island
Tengu with wings and long nose considered to possess supernatural powers since ancient times Daisho in Temple Miyajima Island
Looking out from the top of Maniden Hall Daisho in Temple Miyajima Island

Me, Myself & Japan: Day 10 of 10

JAPAN 2017: DAY 10, Part 1 – Miyajima – O-Torii Gate, Daisho-in Temple (Inc. Video)

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PHOTOS/ VIDEOS IN THIS GALLERY:

25 Photos/ 1 Video

LOCATIONS:

Miyajima, Japan

ABOUT MY TRIP:

These 18 new galleries are a combination of a month and a half’s work of whittling down & post-processing around 5000 photos that I took on this dream trip to Japan in November 2017 down to 561, many late nights & tired eyeballs, 5 months planning & preparation for the actual trip (no package holiday tours here!), raising the funds, praying everyday that war wouldn’t break out in Korea, surviving two crazy long flights on zero sleep, navigating around the Japanese cities of Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, Tokyo & Hiroshima, getting up crazy early to get to some of these places before the hoards of mostly Chinese tourists arrive and generally walking & hiking until I couldn’t feel my feet anymore! I present to you ‘Me, Myself and Japan 2017 Trip!’ (and my camera of course… ;] )