JAPAN - around Hiroshima
Miyajima - Itsukushima sanctuary
Miyajima was a town located on the island of Itsukushima near Hiroshima.
The centuries-old Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima is the source of both the island's fame and its name. The Itsukushima shrine is known worldwide for its iconic "floating" torii gate.
The shrine and its torii gate are unique for being built over water, seemingly floating in the sea during high tide. The shrine complex consists of multiple buildings which are connected by boardwalks and supported by pillars above the sea. A torii is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred.
BEST TIME to VISIT MIYAJIMA
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to JAPAN
From May to September (more rainy in summer)
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - Torii at high tide
Miyajima village - young deer on a beach
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - Mythical animal statue
Miyajima village - heron
Miyajima village - deers are moving freely
Miyajima village - Five storied pagoda
Miyajima village - Paying machine : in a bar, you enter the money and after you push the button to choose your drink and you get a ticket you gave to the bartender
Miyajima village - souvenir shop
Miyajima village - Japanese lady with an umbrella
Five storied pagoda
Miyajima - young boy posing for a picture
Miyajima village - heron
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine
Miyajima village - vending machine with a typical japanese decoration
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - Torii at high tide
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - Mythical animal statue
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - Torii at low tide
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - Torii at high tide and the Miyajima and Itsukushima shrine at the background
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - roof
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - a group of tourists is posing with deers
Miyajima - Mainland from the island
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - Torii
Miyajima - Souvenir shop - Toriis
Miyajima - souvenir shop -puppets
Miyajima - Iferry crossing rom mainland
Miyajima -village
Miyajima - fish farms
Miyajima - Ferry port
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine
Miyajima - Coastline
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - Torii and mainland at the background
Miyajima - shop
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - Torii at the entrance of the shrine
Miyajima village - Five storied pagoda
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - Torii at high tide
Miyajima - Deers are moving freely in the village and in the shrine
Miyajima - Deer resting
Miyajima - a grocery is a big temptation for deers
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine and a pagoda
Itsukushima shrine and its Torii - view from the sea
Miyajima - small shrine
Miyajima - Shrine with priests making a ceremony
Miyajima - shrine
Miyajima - Shrine with priests making a ceremony
Miyajima village - street view
Miyajima village - shrine
Miyajima village - street view
Miyajima - Gate
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - view on the Torii
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - Torii at high tide
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - Sake barrels
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine and the Torii
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine with the Torii "floating" over the sea
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - bridge are necessary at high tide
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - bridge are necessary at high tide
Miyajima - Itsukushima shrine - bridge are necessary at high tide
Miyajima village - perfect spot for a funny picture
Miyajima village - Deer interested by a food grocery
Miyajima village - view from the sea
Miyajima village - deer and a statue
Miyajima village - Making a selfie with a deer
Miyajima village - Deers and tourists
Miyajima village - Deers and tourists
Miyajima village - Deer and tourists on the beach
Miyajima village - Deer and tourists
Miyajima village - Deer
Miyajima village - Torii and tourists at low tide
Miyajima village - Deer and tourist
Miyajima village - young deer milking its mother
Miyajima - Deers and tourists
Miyajima - deer moving freely in the village