If you asked me when and where I saw the most beautiful sunset, I would say it was in the summertime on Miyajima. And I'm lucky enough to have seen it twice! Miyajima is a wonderful place anyway, and is deservedly popular with both local and foreign tourists, but during the photographer's so-called 'golden hour' it truly becomes a magical place. If you can afford it, stay at one of the great Japanese inns on Miyajima, but if not, you'll still have time to take the ferry and train back to your budget accommodation in Hiroshima after the sun has set. Write it on your bucket list!
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Summer sunset on Miyajima
You should add this experience to your bucket list!
By Cathy Cawood
Community writer
Warm summer evening with a perfect view
The descending sun illuminates Itsukushima Shrine
The sinking sun turns the red of Itsukushima to orange
Golden light and long shadows
A deer was wandering on the sand and nibbling at seaweed before the water covered it
The big torii framed by two stone lanterns
A last patch of sunlight by the bridge
Lanterns lit inside the shrine
The setting sun casts long shadows through the pine trees and lanterns along the shore
A row of stone lanterns catch the sun's last rays
The tide flowing in causes the big torii to 'float'
People and lanterns silhouetted against the water
Watching the sunset and waiting for a summer festival to begin
The last colors of the day are slowly fading away
When the tide is high enough, a boat can sail between the pillars of the torii
The island is such a beautiful place, in that moment I wanted to stay there forever
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Natalia Veronica
10 years ago
The sunset was really breath-taking!
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