日本三景 - I made it!

日本三景 (Nihon Sankei) means 3 most scenic views of Japan ranged by Shunsai Hayashi.

Nihon Sankei consists of
宮島　　Miyajima (Itsukushima) in Hiroshima
天橋立　Amanohashidate in Kyoto
松島　　Matsushima in Miyagi

For more detail about Nihon Sankei see http://nihonsankei.jp/eng/index.html

First, I have to say "thousand" Thanks to P'Yoot who share information about Nihon Sankei.
Not only that, I also need to say Thanks to his guide book too...it contains all useful information for all 3 places (even some information is a bit outdated though, just kidding na :P)

All of them are beautiful, really are. Anyway,I personally like Amanohashidate the most even it's quite difficult to get to Amanohashidate, 2 hours by express reserved train from Kyoto. There are a lot of nice hills and river scenics along the way. It's worth for 2 hours train ride. This possibly be the reason!. Also in Amanohashidate, it's quite peaceful compare to others, not much crowded by tourists (yeah, I am tourist) and students from school trip. The city, itself, is quiet city too.

For Miyajima, tori and shrine, you'll notice both of them even far far from the ferry. Unfortunately, the day I visited, it was raining. So I couldnt go up to the top of Mt.Misen to see the shrine and tori from the top. It might be very beautiful. I just dislike the smell of deer sh!t only.

Matsushima, the best way to see Matsushima is taking a boat trip. But only problem is the explanation are all 100% in Japanese no English at all. It is a bit difficult to get to the meaning of each island and why the name come from. Luckily that the boat provided English leaflet, even it's not detailed as in Japanese though.

As I noticed, all of them have same combinations: Sea, Mountain, Pine Trees.

Lastly, all of them mentioned above are worthy places to visit! If you have a chance, you shouldn't miss. The most beautiful time should be in autumn for Miyajima. I'm not sure about Amanohashidate and Matsushima because pine trees always "green" anyway autumn should be a lot better than damn hot summer though.

plz see photos from each day blog