Itsukushima (厳島) is an island in the western part of the Inland Sea of Japan, located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay. It is popularly known as Miyajima...

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"...

Itsukushima may also refer to: Japanese cruiser Itsukushima Japanese minelayer Itsukushima 7852 Itsukushima, an asteroid This disambiguation page lists articles...

remnants of prewar Hiroshima following the atomic bombing in 1945; The Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima, famed for filling with water and appearing to "float"...

named Itsukushima: Japanese cruiser Itsukushima, a Matsushima-class cruiser launched in 1889 and scrapped in 1926 Japanese minelayer Itsukushima, a minelayer...

Itsukushima (厳島) was the lead ship in the Matsushima class of protected cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Like her sister ships, (Matsushima and...

Itsukushima Jinja (厳島神社) is a Shinto shrine in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was founded at the beginning of the nineteenth century. A statue of Yakushi...

Prefecture; and Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture. All three are designated Special Places of Scenic Beauty, while Itsukushima is also a Special...

Itsukushima (厳島) was a medium-sized minelayer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which was in service during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II...

Heian Period (12th century), Aki Province became well known for the Itsukushima Shrine. Taira no Kiyomori realized the shrine's importance and donated...

Japanese island Itsukushima Miyajima, Hiroshima, a former town on this island, merged into Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima in 2005 Itsukushima Shrine, a Shinto...

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of Itsukushima (Miyajima) in Hiroshima. It is typically filled with red bean paste. Momiji manjū is a local specialty and souvenir in Itsukushima, one...

The torii of Itsukushima Shinto Shrine near Hiroshima...

Yumeshima Central part: Geiyo Islands (including Ōmishima, Innoshima), Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), Hinase Islands, Kasaoka Islands Western...

The 1555 Battle of Miyajima (厳島合戦, Itsukushima Kassen) was the only battle to be fought on the sacred island of Miyajima; the entire island is considered...

national garden of Japan. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Itsukushima Shrine (Kyoto) Shirakumo Shrine Media related to Kyoto Gyoen National...

temples and statues on Mount Misen, the holy mountain on the island of Itsukushima, off the coast of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan. It is the 14th temple...

thought within Shingon Buddhism. The famous torii rising from the water at Itsukushima is a ryōbu torii, and the shrine used to be also a Shingon Buddhist temple...

since 1960. The area of Hatsukaichi is part of ancient Aki Province. Itsukushima Shrine developed greatly at the end of the Heian period under the patronage...

written, In 811 it and Itsukushima were both given the rank by the Emperor. It used to have a higher status than Itsukushima Shrine, but due to the support...

paddle, the 'shamoji', is said to have been first devised by a monk on Itsukushima, Hiroshima Prefecture. The word is an example of nyōbō kotoba, being...

Three Views of Japan Amanohashidate – Matsushima – Itsukushima – –...

Mount Misen (弥山, Misen) is the sacred mountain on Itsukushima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan, and is the highest mountain on the island at 535 m; it...

The torii gateway to the Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, one of the most famous examples in the country. Torii mark the entrance to...

Torii of Temple Itsukushima...

with Shinto shrines as well as some Buddhist temples. Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima or Itsukushima Island in Japan's Inland Sea was believed to be the...

suit, in 2008. The island of Itsukushima is considered a sacred location in Shinto belief, and is the site of the Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage...

Itsukushima Shrine (Japanese: Itsukushima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Kyoto, Japan. Media related to Itsukushima-jinja (Kyoto...

Benzaiten (left), Kangiten (center) and Tamonten (right) in Daishō-in temple (Itsukushima, Hiroshima Prefecture)...