We tried to book on a train to Hiroshima but sadly they were fully booked this meant trying the unreserved carriages. This wasn't such an easy task this time as both trains were really busy. However we did get seats together after a couple of stops and the time went quickly but people were standing the whole way down the train so getting off with big bags was challenging. We weng to thd main storage area for bags and a nice lady took us to another baggage area below the train station which was half the price.
We spent about 5hrs roaming around the key sights of Hiroshima. Firstly we took a walk down to the Peace Gardens this was our only little bit of black tourism. This is where we saw the only structure standing following the atomic bomb 70 years ago which was sad to see. We then took a look around the castle gardens and museum/tower which has some English translations which we haven't seen in other places and only costs ¥370 each so it's a bargain.
We then transferred over to Miyajima it's really easy on the ferry as it's included on the JR Pass and you get to see the floating gate on route. Although it was a cloudy day we got some good evening pictures as we arrived about 6:30pm and stayed over night so it wasn't too busy. 
We had a beer at the brewery overlooking the gate and across the water to the mainland but be warned it was £15 for 2 large beers so it's not cheap but the beer was good, the crazy thing is that last orders are about 7pm as it closes by 8pm!We then took a wonder to find food about 7:30pm, as it was a Sunday most restaurants were closed and those that are open stop serving really early about 8pm so make sure you get in somewhere in plenty of time whatever day you're staying. We both ended up having a curry dish one veggie and the other with scallops which is the islands speciality. Apparently the Japanese eat curry on a Sunday so we were just following tradition - we think!
