From inside the temple, I saw this view towards the water that looked directly at the Otori Gate.  You can see the city of Hiroshima in the background:


When we walked in, we caught the end of a ceremony.  From the balloons and the people involved, we guessed it was a blessing for a child who was having a birthday:


Shortly thereafter we witnessed another ceremony involving an older couple.  I'm assuming it was a blessing of some sort but I'm not certain. You can see the couple in this first shot:


 The next three images show the priest's activities in various stages of that ceremony:




Somewhere along the way, I took this shot of a red cloth curtain.  As usual, I have no idea what it says.


And my favorite shot of the day is of the Pagoda on the temple grounds:


I used the roof line of the temple building as a leading line on the right and the tree on the left to direct your eyes to the subject of the image ... the Pagoda!

After exploring the main Shinto temple, we took a short hike up the mountain.   On the way back, we came across this one-room temple. There was no sign of life so I brashly opened the sliding doors to the entrance (Shhh! don't tell anyone) and saw this little jewel of a Shinto temple:


I hope you enjoyed this "short" visit to Miyajima Island!  


Adam