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O-Torii (Grand Gate) at Dusk, Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima, Honshu, Japan
Miyajima’s best known symbol – the floating torii (gate) of Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社), stands in the bay 200m in front of the shrine. The current gate, dating back to 1875, is built of camphor wood,...
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O-Torii (Grand Gate) and Stone Lantern at Dawn, Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima,...
Another photo of the the floating O-Torii (Grand Gate) of Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社). Miyajima is well-known as a sacred island wherein people and gods dwell together harmoniously. Since ancient times,...
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Tahoto Pagoda, Miyajima, Honshu, Japan
Built in 1523 by the priest Shukan, Tahoto is a pagoda with a height of 15.6 meters. Although constructed mainly in Japanese style, parts of the structure have Indian and Chinese architectural...
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Miyajima Deer, Miyajima, Honshu, Japan
Deer is a symbol of Miyajima and you can see them elegantly wondering around the island everywhere. It is believed that there lived deer around 6000 years ago when the Miyajima Island was formed. Deer...
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Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima, Honshu, Japan
Itsukushima Shrine (Japanese: Itsukushima Jinja) is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as “Miyajima”, which means “shrine-island” in Japanese) in the city of Hatsukaichi in...
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Daisho-in Temple, Miyajima, Honshu, Japan
Belfry at the Daisho-in Temple, Miyajima, Japan. The bell was rung to tell the time in the morning, afternoon and evening in the past. Now it is rung to start the time for worship. Daisho-in Temple is...
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