Standing Just by the Weight of the GatesItsukushima Shrine is known for the vermillion colored grand gates that stand in the ocean. Many people are familiar with this scene from television or from a photograph. |
Designated as World HeritageItsukushima Shrine is known to have had strong ties with Taira no Kiyomori. It was first built in the first year of Suiko, in 593, long before Kiyomori’s reign at the end of the Heian period. However Kiyomori, with high respect and belief for the shrine, built the corridor to the floating main shrine in 1168. |
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- Itsukushima Shrine
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