Itsukushima Shrine
厳島神社English onlyA great torii gate standing in the sea
- WhereHiroshima, Chugoku & Shikoku
- On the ground2 photos when you land
- Courses2 that pass here
- MapOpen in Google Maps ↗
From above
- The shrine's corridors stand out on the shore as a grid of long roofs.
- Out in the bay, the great torii is a small dark mark on the water.
- Behind it, the town of Miyajima gives way to forested hills.
Your guide says
Beyond the vermilion torii, shrine halls spread out, linked by long corridors.
The great torii standing in the sea is 16 meters tall.
Fact source: Wikipedia (Japanese) · Last checked October 2026
On the ground
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