Two week's ago I visited Miyajima in Hiroshima, Japan. It's a very well known island and tourist attraction, particularly due to it's it's very own, very large Torii, situated about 30 meters off shore. The small island is a short 10 minute ferry ride from the mainland Hiroshima city and offers great views of the surrounding port and sea. You can also bring you car on the ferry, though it's quite expensive. On Miyajima there is one town who's economy is fueled, I'm sure, by at least 97% tourism, as there is no other industry present on the island.
Seeing as how a single-resource economy is always potentially unsustainable, I myself thought of a potential way to diversify the Miyajima island economy.
Deer.
Deer.
These guys straight live on the streets in Miyajima. They're surprisingly clean, and very well tempered.
The opportunities are endless: deer-draw carriage rides, deer races, deer for the blind (guide deer), therapy deer, and so much more...
And then there was also this lamp.
And this Ginko leaf.
Oh yeah, and also the giant Torii. (As soon as I took this picture about 32 tourists immediately swarmed the spot where I had been standing.)
Beautiful shots, Gabe!
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