Itsukushima Shrine, built over Hiroshima Bay, is one of Japan's world heritage sites. The shrine faces water damage during ...

The island of Itsukushima, in the Seto inland sea, has been a holy place of Shintoism since the earliest times. The first shrine buildings here were probably erected in the 6th century. The present ...

that continues to enchant people throughout the ages. 02:03 Ten minutes by ferry off the coast of Hiroshima Prefecture is the island of Miyajima, also known as Itsukushima. 02:13 From times of old, ...

The Japanese government has implemented a tourism tax at the Itsukushima Shrine in the town of Hatsukaichi in the Hiroshima prefecture to protect it from overtourism. The Itsukushima Shinto shrine is ...

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It’s been three years since our reporter Mari Morimoto has been on an airplane, and more than 10 years since she’s visited the Chugoku region of Japan. So when she found herself in Hiroshima for ...

This page looks at the dramatic 'floating' torii (gate) of Itsukushima. The main building of Itsukushima shrine, in the town of Miyajima on Itsukushima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, is believed to ...