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| Floating torii gate |
Miyajima/宮島
(lit. Shrine island)
Miyajima is one of Japan's three most scenic views called Nihon-Sankei
(日本三景)
with Ama-no-Hashidate 天橋立 (in noethern Kyoto Pref.) and Matsushima 松島
(Matsushima Bay near Sendai, Miyagi Pref.)
It is a sacred island and famous with floating vermilion shrine gate (torii)
and beautiful Itsukushima Shrine (Itsukushima Jinja 厳島神社).
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| Itsukushima Shrine | ||
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| Itsukushima Jinja/shrine | View from the corridor | |
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| Front shrine | Shrine above the sea | |
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| View frim the shrine back | bridge behind the shrine |
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| There are many wild deer. |
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| View from a boat |
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| Momiji-manju Popular souvenir from Miyajima. |
Miyajima Official Site in English
Souvenir
Momiji-manju (sweets) and Shakushi (rice scoop made of wood) are the most
popular souvenirs in Miyajima.
Access
* Get off at Hiroshima (広島) Sta. on the JR Line or Shinkansen.
* Take the San'yo-honsen Line (山陽本線) toward Iwakuni (岩国) or Shimonoseki
(下関) and
get off at Miyajimaguchi (宮島口). /30 min. 570yen (including a boat fare)
:* Walk straight from the station 5 min. to the Miyajima-sambashi (宮島桟橋)
Miyajima pier and
take JR ferry boat to Miyajima (10 min.)
