Miyajima is somewhat far from Kyoto (a couple of hours by Shinkansen), but thanks to the generous contributions of the Bing family, our whole program was able to visit Hiroshima and Miyajima and see the great torii. Other highlights from the trip included enjoying a meal of Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki, a sobering trip to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, our delicious Bing dinner, hiking up our yukata to slosh through through the mud and water at 10PM so we could pose for pictures under the great torii (only possible at low tide), and spending most of Saturday climbing Mt. Misen — we went all the way to the top of the island.
