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The next day I went to visit Miyajima, so again I woke up early and set off for the train station. I took the ferry over to the island, which was beautiful. The weather was a lot warmer, with clear blue skies. The first thing I wanted to do was to touch the sea from the beach, the water was a lovely shade of blue and it reminded me of going on holiday to different countries with my family when I was growing up. As I left the beach I came across some deer, it was amusing watching them pestering people for food, following people wherever they went. Unfortunately, the Floating Torii Gate in the sea was still being repaired so it was covered in scaffolding, but that's okay, it just means I will have to visit again when it has been completed! I found a restaurant that served anago on rice, it was my first time trying it and it was really delicious. With the food I also tried the Miyajima beer, it was very good and the perfect drink for a hot day.

For my final evening I went to a famous okonomiyaki restaurant, I had to wait for two hours but it was more than worth the wait. I sat at the counter and could watch the chefs making all of the okonomiyaki, it was amazing. I had shrimp, squid and mozzarella in my okonomiyaki, I quickly devoured it and after I couldn't move, I was so full. Eventually, I made my way back to the hotel, I noticed there were lots of people wearing the Hiroshima Carps uniform. It was my first experience of seeing baseball fans, as in the UK we don't have baseball.

The next day it was time to go back to Osaka. I had a really good time in Hiroshima and hope I can visit again some day!