It was only kind of raining out.
So anyway, I went to Miyajima and (it's the general trend of the trip) REALLY wish I had given myself more time there (or not gone off lost in Hiroshima...). I didn't even get to the actual shrine, only the torii. It's huge. I don't know how they built it. It was actually nice that it wasn't in "floating" mode, because I liked going down and walking around it, on the mudflats. But I wish I'd seen the shrine.
My timing was further not helped by rain that came up, and made me hole up in a storefront (can't get the camera wet).
But I am glad I got to see the torii and the deer.
By the time I FINALLY got back to Hiroshima proper, it was a) still raining and b) half an hour past game time. Streetcars are NOT as awesome as Japanese subways/trains. They have to roll with traffic. Boooo. And once I got to the stadium, I discovered that the game had been rained out. After standing around for a while, I found a guy who brought me to some upstairs office, where they gave me a full, 4000yen, refund. Good deal!
But I want to go back and see tomorrow's game. It's at two, so I could definitely still see it and then go up to Osaka. I would miss Himeji Castle, but I can see that another day. I'm for baseball. And I want to see the Carp.
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