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Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社, Itsukushima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii. [1] It is in the city of Hatsukaichi , in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan , accessible from the mainland by ferry at Miyajimaguchi Station .
Miyajima is famous for the Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社, Itsukushima-jinja) which is a Shinto shrine. It is known for its "floating" torii gate. [14] The historic shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as one of the National Treasures by the Japanese government.
Location: Kyoto, Japan: Type: Shrine: Itsukushima Shrine (Japanese: Itsukushima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Kyoto, Japan. External links
World leaders visited the Itsukushima shrine in Hiroshima as they gathered for the G7 summit in Japan on Friday, 19 May. Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima island is well known for its iconic ...
This is a list of notable Shinto shrines in Japan.There are tens of thousands of shrines in Japan.Shrines with structures that are National Treasures of Japan are covered by the List of National Treasures of Japan (shrines).
Itsukushima Shinto Shrine: Hiroshima: 1996 776; i, ii, iv, vi (cultural) Itsukushima Shrine is a sacred place of Shinto, an ancient Japanese religion that centres on polytheistic nature worship. The shrine was established by the military leader Taira no Kiyomori in the 12th century. The architecture reflects the styles of the late 12th and ...
Under the Ritsuryō law system, the shrines that the Imperial Court would present offerings to for rites such as the ki'nensai (祈年祭), a service to pray for a good harvest, were mostly decided by the Engishiki Jinmyōchō (延喜式神名帳, Engishiki Shrine Name Book), but once the Ritsuryō system began to deteriorate, the offerings were only given to a select few shrines.
The number of Shinto shrines in Japan today has been estimated at more than 150,000. [1] Single structure shrines are the most common. Shrine buildings might also include oratories (in front of main sanctuary), purification halls, offering halls called heiden (between honden and haiden), dance halls, stone or metal lanterns, fences or walls, torii and other structures. [2]