Miyajima is so unique among 80 thousand Shinto structures over the country.
It has a Torii gateway on the seashore, and the gateway soaks in the water when the tide comes in.
In those days the nobility took a boat, passed through it and stepped on the floor of the sanctuary.
Now, you'll take a boat on the opposite side of the strait. The boat takes a detour so as to give you a view of the red gateway from the sea. Unfortunately it arrives at a small port near the shrine without passing through the gate.
The shrine, called Itsukushima Shrine, was restored by a local lord, who were in the first generation Samurai class in the 12th century. He indroduced aristocratic elegance into the structure: there is a main large hall in the middle, and on either side is a smaller sacred house connected to the main one with corridors. This is known as a form of crane with open wings.
You'll have a feeling of aristorats' tastefulness in the 12th century.
It has a Torii gateway on the seashore, and the gateway soaks in the water when the tide comes in.
In those days the nobility took a boat, passed through it and stepped on the floor of the sanctuary.
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| a view of The Grand Torii Gateway from the sea |
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| The Grand Torii Gateway on the ebb |
The shrine, called Itsukushima Shrine, was restored by a local lord, who were in the first generation Samurai class in the 12th century. He indroduced aristocratic elegance into the structure: there is a main large hall in the middle, and on either side is a smaller sacred house connected to the main one with corridors. This is known as a form of crane with open wings.
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| Sea Road to the shrine |
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| a drum shape of bridge |
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| a side view of the shrine |
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