After descending from Mitakidera I reached the Ota River, one of the main rivers passing through Hiroshima.
Not far from where it enters the sea is Miyajima, site of the next pilgrimage temple, so my route was easy,... along the embankment of the river....
First bridge was the one carrying the JR Kabe Line trains from downtown up to what is now the northern suburbs.
The left-hand bridge is the Ryuo Bridge for pedestrians and cycles. The Shinryuo Bridge for moter traffic is next to it.
The older bridge on the left carries the JR Sanyo Line, while the newer one is for the shinkansen.
Japanese Pampas Grass, or susuki, is one of the major symbols of Autumn in Japan....
Old-style shopping streets all over Japan are increasingly shuttered as modern Japanese shopping habits change...
I was quite impressed with the architecture of the Hiroden Nishi Hiroshima streetcar station.
Built in 2001, trains from here go to Miyajima-guchi Station. Hiroshima has a very large and well-used tram network.
Though still only early November, Christmas advertising has been underway since Halloween.
Passing under the main expressway bridge...
Though now a little over a kilometer from the sea, this little island was originally just offshore.
Now called Kogoijima Island, the area between here and the current shoreline has been reclamied in the 20th century.
The water around the little island is still seawater though and sea fish can be seen in the pool.
Originally it was paired with a smaller outcropping on the shoreline and they were considered a pair of "married islands" The smaller one disappeared to make way for the main road.
This was originally called Okimi Myojin, hence the floating torii.....
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Mitakidera Temple further up the river in central Hiroshima.
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