Is Miyajima worth an overnight stay with kids, or is a day trip enough? For us, staying the night was worth it, since we got to see the floating torii gate at both low and high tide. Here’s where to stay on the island and the mainland, the family-friendly hotels we found, and how a typhoon rearranged our plans.

One of the toughest calls in planning a Miyajima visit: see the torii gate floating at high tide, or walk right up to it at low tide? Here's what each view is really like and the one decision that let us have both.

Real numbers from our overnight stop in Hiroshima and Miyajima - the ryokan, food, and experiences, broken down honestly.

An incoming typhoon cut our Hiroshima time short, but Miyajima delivered fully - the ferry, the ropeway, free-roaming deer, and a torii gate at both low and high tide. Here's our honest take.