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Miyajima

A sacred island off Hiroshima, famous for the great vermilion torii gate that seems to float at high tide, with tame deer.

Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0
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A sacred island off Hiroshima, famous for the great vermilion torii gate that seems to float at high tide, with tame deer.

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Cities · Hot springs

Matsuyama

Ehime
About 40 miles away

Shikoku's largest city, with a hilltop castle and Dōgo Onsen, one of Japan's oldest hot springs in a grand wooden bathhouse.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Nara

About 201 miles away

Tame deer around the world's largest wooden building, with its giant Buddha.

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Cities · UNESCO

Kyoto

About 203 miles away

Japan's old capital, with Fushimi Inari's gates, geisha, Kinkaku-ji and quiet gardens.

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