Miyajima
Day ten of the Japan trip. Ferry over just after one, an afternoon climbing up through the shrines and temples on the hill, then back down to the shore in time for low tide at the torii and the sunset.
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Ferry over
from the ferry deck -
Lunch
lunch -
First deer
nap on the mat -
The floating torii
me and the torii -
Up into the trees
looking back over the water 
under the eaves 
stone gate and lanterns 
the stream on the way up -
Small shrines along the path
a little shrine 
rocks and running water -
Daishō-in
I lit two candles here, one for each of my grandmothers, Mary and Ophie.
for Mary and Ophie 
a little donation, and a wish for my grandfather 
stone statue with flowers 
rooftops through the trees -
Henjōkutsu cave
a ceiling full of lanterns 
carved stone on the way out -
Golden-hour deer
golden hour -
Low tide — walking out to the torii
low tide 
clouds behind the gate 
made it out to the gate 
me, with the sun right behind the gate 
me and the crowd on the flats 
silhouettes 
sky in the wet sand 
me on the beach 
the waterline -
Oyster skewers by the water
the stall grilling them 
skewered oysters, eaten by the water -
More deer
following the drain 
grazing the plaza -
Sunset
sun going down behind the hills
