so this sunday kate, kazuya and i headed out to miyajima on a rainy wet day that made me feel like i was home. it was interesting going to a site that is a pretty big deal in japan, when it's just across the inland sea from my 'hometown'. kate came in to visit with some outta town friends, that fell through. sandi was supposed to join us but the bus ride the night before, post molly malone's, was too much for her. so just the three of us, kate and i happily joined by my new friend kazuya, went out and enjoyed the day. there were many photos taken and many other tourists surrounding us. now what is very shocking about miyajima is the deer. everyone tells you about the deer, and i had even seen them before, but until spending a day there you don't really understand the plight of these sad deer. they are very small and survive on the scraps of the thousands of tourists. even more frightening is the fact that people pet the deer and they don't seem upset by this. beyond this depressing aspect, the island was very beautiful and you could feel the age of the shrines and the famous tori. we also partook in local cuisine and some good old kirin beer; kate and i of course eating too much, cause that's what we do.
a good day.
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