Christmas in Japan: Cont of New Years

The day after New Years, we did celebration #2, we moved from the most famous shrine in Hiroshima to one of the most famous in the country, in Miyajima. It's on an island a little southwest of Hiroshima.

Us on the ferry over to Miyajima

You can see the famous gate sticking out of water from afar.

Close up pictures with the gate.

Of course, we came for the food more than anything. This is a food even many japanese people don't like, but Keiko loves: raw oyster, but I joined her as I try to join her in everything.

I liked this version a little better and is probably the most popular version of the oyster: Grilled oyster.

Cooking of the oysters

It took some courage to get the raw oyster down.

Keiko's favorite: eel

I ordered oyster udon noodles.

But Keiko decided she wanted both eel and kaki udon.

Us on the ferry on the way back.

And that wasn't all.