Itsukushima Shinto Shrine-Jinja Shrine is located on Miyajima Island, which lies in the Inland Sea of ​​Japan.

Ritual-Torii gate of the sanctuary installed directly into the bay and climb out of the water on a 16-meter height. During low tide, the gates to these huge bright red color can be approached by exposing the seabed and make a wish - it is one of the cracks, which are covered poles thorium, you need to invest a coin. According to legend, these gates were taken from the trunk of a camphor tree. In its current form, they stand on this spot since 1875, although the sanctuary was built much earlier.

The first sanctuary was built, according to some assumptions, in the VI century and was dedicated to the three daughters of God Susanoo no Mikoto. In subsequent centuries the building of the temple complex was destroyed many times. His form, which can be seen today, has become a sanctuary in the XVI century, it was taken as a basis for the image of the church in 1168, restored by order of the captain Taira Kiyomori. It is known as the gate to the complex ritual of the sanctuary present in the XII century.

The complex includes several buildings of the sanctuary white-red color, mounted on wooden stilts and connected with each other by covered walkways. From these buildings for the island is the wooden bridge, decorated with carved patterns. Itsukushima Shrine, includes facilities intended for worship, purification and offering victims kami, there is also an open platform on which perform ritual dances. Temple treasure trove of more than 4,000 stores of antiques, including scrolls, weapons and armor, porcelain and other items donated to the sanctuary at different times.

Torii Ikutsusima-Jinja Shrine, along with pine Matsushima islands and sand bar amanohashidate are one of the three most famous Japanese landscapes. Since 1996, the Itsukushima Shrine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, some of its buildings and stored value recognized national treasure.