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Itsukushima Shrine

Itsukushima Shrine - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

is a Shinto shrine on the island of Itsukushima (popularly known as Miyajima), best known for its "floating" torii gate.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2005). "Itsukushima-jinja" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 407. It is in the city of Hatsukaichi in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan, accessible from the mainland by ferry at Miyajimaguchi Station. The shrine complex is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Japanese government has designated several buildings and possessions as National Treasures. Read more on Wikipedia

• type: UNESCO World Heritage Site
• date from: None
• official website: http://www.en.itsukushimajinja.jp
• UNESCO World Heritage Site: 776

Source: en.wikipedia.org