Day 13

Wow this is the last real day here. This morning Amanda, Janan, Temi, Katie, Sivi, and I along with Susan went to the Island. It is really called Miyajima but it is an island too. On the island there are more Raptorious deer like at that other park, so visitors beware. These deer thoroughly enjoyed my map of the island. Well, after playing with the deer we took pictures with gate that stands in the water. It was cool because since it was low tide and we walked out almost right to it. On the island there are little maple leaf cakes that when fresh are wonderful desserts, but you can only really find them on the island so stock up. But the cakes are not the real reason to go not only is there a Shinto shrine on the island that is all on stilts so it can sit over the water, but there is also a rope way that takes you up the mountains to a very scenic spot. Not only is this a beautiful spot to see all around and the natural beauty of Japan but there are also monkeys. These monkeys just roam around and you can take pictures of them. They are really cute and have red bums. There were even a couple of baby monkeys with their mothers. After the monkeys we took a cable car back down the mountain. After our fun on the island we headed back to the hotel and then we made our way to outside Tokyo for our last night in the country. This trip has been amazing. I have enjoyed being able to explore this country and I know that I will be back.